Thu Jan 6, 2022 – 6:21 pm EST
SCHWEINFURT, Germany (LifeSiteNews) — German police pepper-sprayed a four-year-old boy and then reported his mother for child endangerment during a contentious protest held as Germany ramps up its draconian COVID-19 response strategies.
According to the Daily Mail, the incident occurred during an anti-lockdown protest in Schweinfurt, Bavaria on the night of December 26, as German law enforcement officers clashed with citizens protesting harsh and discriminatory COVID policies.
Confrontations between police and protesters had reportedly turned physical during the event, with police striking at people with batons and deploying pepper spray while protesters reportedly “punched, kicked and spat” on officers.
Among those on the receiving end of the German officers’ tactics was a four-year-old boy who was “accidentally pepper-sprayed” by officers.
“Footage shows the screaming child, who was taken to the demonstration in a pram, being treated by two officers after coming into contact with the spray,” the outlet reported.
Police stated that within minutes of receiving eyewash treatment from the officers, the boy was “completely symptom-free again.”
Following the shocking event, German police reportedly filed an official complaint against the boy’s mother for bringing him to the protest, arguing
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