Thought police in Deutschland

I was having a conversation with a friend in Germany about various stuff, mostly music, and soon the conversation turned to digital media and the legality thereof. It never occurred to me what actually goes on there. I knew it was harsh, but wow.

Names have been removed to protect the innocent.

[name removed] says:
Do you know Kraftwerk?
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Yes
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
I have a bit of their stuff
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Too mellow for me, though.
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Hah, I'm torrenting 1GB of KMFDM
[name removed] says:
gratz My friend was fucked by the poliece as he had downloaded stuff, and now i'm to scared to continue .
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Haha what?
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Oh right, you have the thought police on your back
[name removed] says:
You don't?
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
No
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
I hear it's real tough over there
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
It's illegal, but everyone does it.
[name removed] says:
Well, about a year ago there came a new law , everybody continued, but after three of my mates where fucked we kind of stopped.
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
define 'got fucked'
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
As in, computer confiscated, the whole deal?
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Do they actually check your emails and shit?
[name removed] says:
No they hat do go to the court and pay a lot of money. No i don't think so, not without a reason. but if someone tells them i was a terrorist and i planned an assassination i think they would.
[name removed] says:
With the new Law they are allowed to save all ip's downloading something and so they look whose ip it is, check out the telekom databasand then--- They Fuck You .thats the way my friends were told they were catched.
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Bloody hell.
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
That's nuts.
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
They would never do that here, it's against the Privacy Act
[name removed] says:
ah.
[name removed] says:
you're lucky
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
I suppose.
[name removed] says:
Are there many cops in the streets?
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Not particularly
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Dear god, you have Panzer Cops?
[name removed] says:
Panzer like Tank?
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Panzer like Armoured
[name removed] says:
Sure
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
like this
[name removed] says:
Nearly all cops weare a kevlar
[name removed] says:
well there are a lot of them but only at demos. they are specialforces that allways are there if there are many people at one spot.
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Shit, riot police
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
That's gotta suck.
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
It's like the DDR
[name removed] says:
sometimes they are usefull, but only sometimes. most times they fight with the demonstrating.
[name removed] says:
fight against
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
You guys also get a lot of censorship too, so I heard
[name removed] says:
But it really is NO problem to get the crap
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Really?
[name removed] says:
If you mean forbidden music, uncut videos.
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Yeah, and other stuff, like video games
[name removed] says:
Most times you import video games from austria if you want them uncut
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
hahaha
[name removed] says:
or GB
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
But don't they have the same thing?
[name removed] says:
No
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
I thought Öst and DE have the same law
[name removed] says:
In most points, but Austria has other law in film, videogames and drugs.

Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
Like this?

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[name removed] says:
well , "our" cops dont have gasmasks, they just have this helmets.
[name removed] says:
and they are Black white or white blue
Avnas Ishtaroth - SCFH #44 up says:
the helmets?
[name removed] says:
their whole clothing