International Crime Witness, Part 1: Germanys Demographic, Social, Political, and Economic Factors

INTERNATIONAL CRIME WITNESS, PART 1
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Introduction
The recent challenges experienced in different economics of crime have been stimulated by the insurgence of crime rates in most of the Western states. These factors are consequently attributed to the recent socioeconomic and demographic challenges such as unemployment, increasing inequalities, and migration. This paper seeks to examine criminal proceedings in Berlin, one of the cities in Germany with the aim of understanding the element of the international crime witness.
Germanys Demographic, Social, Political, and Economic Factors
German is considered as one of the growing nations in the world, with an increasing population of 81.1 million, a majority being the youths and the old aged. The economy of this nation remains resilient even in the face of economic uncertainty, with the government holding a sound and firm financial system that keeps the public spending controlled (Almer & Goeschl, 2011). The citizens of this country currently lead a life that is to some extent evident of the element of racism.
The political system of this nation is strict on matters corruption and upholds the rule of law to the latter. Germany is endowed with modern transport systems, communication and infrastructural developments, thus establishing its potential as a business hub. In consideration of the growing population of this nation, several people, especially the youths suffer unemployment, an aspect that has seen many engage in unlawful activities.
On one of the evenings in the city of Berlin, a young man walked into a restaurant and posed as a customer. As he was waiting to be served, I noticed that he was restless and would not hold on to wait for his ordered food. Before the waiter brought his order, the man drew out his fire arm and asked everyone to lie down on the floor, threatening to shoot anyone who attempted to reach his/her phone or whoever made any movements. As he held the restaurant hostage, one of the waiters who were in the wash rooms noticed a commotion and slowly crept to the restaurant where the man was busy emptying the pockets of everyone for anything that was valuable.
Before he knew it, the waiter reached for him trying to grab the gun. However, before he saved the customers, the man noticed him and fired towards him. In the enduring struggle, the waiter was shot dead, with the attacker freeing himself from the dead man who was lying lifeless on the floor. Some of the police officers who heard gun shots from the facility nabbed him and arrested him. The attacker was arraigned in a court of law with the attacker’s relations also known as the plaintiffs filing a case a lawsuit against the man (the defendant) for two accounts of crime that include an account of murder and robbery with violence. The man was tried in the court of law and is found guilty for his felonies where he is sentenced to life imprisonment in one of the correctional facilities in the country.
Germany’s Criminal Code in Viewing the Crime Witnessed
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