That was some party for Berlin’s boys in blue
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BERLIN’S police department said yesterday that its officers were “only human” after they were expelled from the security force for next week’s G20 summit after hard-core partying that earned them hero status from the German capital’s clubbing scene.
Around 220 officers from Berlin were unceremoniously released from duty by the Hamburg authorities for the July 7-8 summit in the city after they threw a wild party that involved public sex, brawling, urinating in a group and a bathrobe-clad female officer strip-dancing with her service weapon.
“Yes, we partied,” the Berlin police acknowledged in a statement on Facebook, with the slogan “human.”
Two officers were celebrating their birthdays and their colleagues decided to throw a party inside the fenced-off grounds of their temporary container accommodation.
“They drank, danced, pissed and, yes, apparently also bonked, as our press officer put it so well,” the police statement said.
But it added that “inside our uniforms are human beings” — young men and women who carry heavy responsibilities when on duty and are usually “very professional.”
The Facebook post also sought to turn the unexpected attention into an opportunity to find new recruits.
“We invite you to get a personal picture of this professional work, and to convince yourselves that we are not party police, but rather we are the capital’s professional police force,” it said.
The department also added a postscript apology to colleagues from the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia, who shared the Berlin officers’ accommodation but did not join the party that reportedly went on until 6:30am.
But the embarrassing incident bolstered the force’s credibility on the street, with an association representing Berlin’s renowned clubbing scene issuing a statement to celebrate the officers.
“Barely 10 days before the meeting of the world’s political elites, Berlin’s operation team has fulfilled its function as role models and organized a great party — traditionally costumed in uniforms, with music and excessive live performances,” Berlin’s Club Commission said.
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