Ken Berwitz
“There\’s always the possibility of keeping a certain distance of more than an arm\’s length – that is to say to make sure yourself you don\’t look to be too close to people who are not known to you, and to whom you don\’t have a trusting relationship”.
Reker\’s comments triggered outrage on social media. Reactionwas trending under #einarmlaenge (an arm\’s length).
Christopher Lauer, a politician, tweeted: “Man: “I hadintended to mug this woman and molest her, but shit! She\’s an arm\’s length awayfrom me!”
Alexander Nabert, a journalist, wrote: “This thing about an arm\’slength – is it a rule of thumb?”
Another Twitter user, Marie von den Benken, wrote: “FrauReker, the thing about the one arm\’s length sounds more like one brain cell.”
I guess these folks are not especially taken with Mayor Reker\’s advice. I\’m sort of guessing they\’d rather hear about a no-tolerance police and major police crackdown. If so, do you blame them?
I award Henriette Reker Quote Of The Day “honors”, for demonstrating that you don\’t have to be in the United States to find a weak, ridiculous Mayor who is either unable, unwilling or both, to deal with reality.
