It’s all about containing the coronavirus at this point. But given the increasing number of Sharia supremacists in Berlin and Germany at large, how easy will such a ban be to repeal once the virus hysteria dies down?
“Kalayci is considering alcohol bans in Berlin pubs and bars,” translated from “Kalayci erwägt Alkoholverbot für Berliner Kneipen und Bars,” rbb24, August 10, 2020 (thanks to Medforth):
Pubs and bars in Berlin have to be prepared for stricter controls by the police and regulatory authorities due to the corona restrictions, Berlin health senator Dilek Kalayci (SPD) announced in the “Berliner Morgenpost.” One must also consider a ban on alcohol “if the discipline in the restaurants does not improve,” said Kalayci.
According to observers, the first increased measures were already noticeable this weekend. Police officers and public order officials went from bar to bar late on Saturday evening in Neukölln’s pub streets and checked compliance with regulations, and had tables and chairs that were close together on the sidewalk removed.
“When a lot of alcohol is drunk, it becomes difficult”
Kalayci emphasized that she was very concerned about the bars. “In the restaurants often a lot of people get together, if a lot of alcohol is then drunk, then it becomes difficult.” Often, distance and hygiene rules are not adhered to, and the documentation requirement is neglected. “But that doesn’t work at all. The contact details must be obtained from the restaurateurs, and, of course, also correctly provided by the guests.”
Fines must be “consistently” imposed, said Kalayci. “In my opinion, too little use has been made of this so far.” Interior Senator Andreas Geisel (SPD) is currently in the process of strengthening the public order offices, together with the districts. If the contacts cannot be traced back and the chains of infection cannot be broken, “this can become a big problem in Berlin.”…
Such a limited alcohol ban already exists in other parts of Germany: In Hamburg, for example, in certain places in the city on weekends between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., alcohol out-of-home sales are prohibited. So is the classic Weg beer. Several Bavarian cities have also issued bans. In parts of Augsburg city center, for example, the to-go sale of drinks after midnight is prohibited until the end of September.
The city of Nuremberg recently reacted to “repeated large gatherings and celebrations at popular meeting points in the city center” with a temporary ban on the sale of to-go drinks for a weekend. And in Bamberg there is a ban on the out-of-home sales of alcohol on the weekends in the pub mile Sandstrasse.