Quote Originally Posted by Mike Cash
I only have 2 things to say :

1) the World Cup is a very special event with a serious threat of hooliganism or other types of violence (dozens of people have died in some football matches dur to hooligans in Europe in the past).

2) As I said above, the German legal system is not in the same category as the one in Latin countries. It is closer to the Japanese legal system, and maybe halfway to common law countries.