Violence at G-20 Tests the Limits of Expression in Germany<br />Basic Law were that It makes them think about what values to stand for.<br />Equally predictably, conservatives blamed troublemakers for the clashes in Hamburg where they said well-organized vandals disguised themselves as "clash tourists." "These were not demonstrators, they were criminal chaos makers," who rampaged out of control, attacked property<br />and people, looted and burned, the interior minister Thomas de Maizière said Monday.<br />" Mr. Prantl wrote. that The police have two duties in circumstances like these:<br />They must prevent violence, and protect the basic right to demonstrate,<br />" she said, referring to the violence and looting that took place last Friday night. that What happened last night was not part of our plan,<br />Leftists held the police responsible, not the peaceful protesters, and insisted<br />that guaranteeing nonviolent demonstrations was a basic tenet of German democracy enshrined in the Basic Law, Germany’s 1949 constitution, and upheld by important court rulings over the years.<br />Caral Gottas said that Of course we hope the protest is peaceful,
