There are images that burn themselves into memory.
Not because one wants to see them.
But because one can no longer forget them.
A man.
A baby.
Screams.
Blows.
The video comes from Halle (Saale). Halle (Saale).
Not from a war zone.
Not from a failed-state region.
But from a German living room.
Ein ergänzendes, gesondert veröffentlichtes Videostatement ordnet den Fall zusätzlich ein und beleuchtet die rechtlichen und strukturellen Aspekte des Kinderschutzes.
And once again, the response is the same:
The police are investigating.
Child protective services are involved.
A contact ban.
Victim protection.
No further information.
Everything is formally correct.
And yet the actual problem is not even being addressed.
Violence against babies is not a “misunderstanding.”
An infant is completely defenseless.
It cannot flee.
It cannot speak.
It cannot report what is happening.
Anyone who inflicts violence on a baby crosses an absolute line.
A line that is inviolable in any functioning society.
And that is precisely why this case is more than just another police report.
It is a symptom.
A symptom of systematic avoidance,
of political cowardice,
and of an integration narrative
that has been upheld for years.
Multiculturalism ends where violence begins.
It is an uncomfortable truth:
Not every culture shares the same understanding of child protection.
In some social or cultural backgrounds, physical violence is considered a method of upbringing.
Shouting, hitting, intimidation — even toward very young children.
Those who speak about it are defamed.
As “generalizing.”
As “hostile to foreigners.”
As “right-wing.”
But reality cannot be morally edited away.
Integration does not mean tolerating every practice.
Integration means adapting to the rules of the host country.
And one of those rules is non-negotiable:
Children are off-limits.
The state protects — or it fails.
The state holds the monopoly on the use of force.
In return, it has a duty to protect.
Above all, toward those
who cannot protect themselves.
If violence against infants only has consequences
once a video goes viral,
then this is not a functioning system —
but reactive damage control.
Youth welfare services respond.
The police investigate.
Courts pass judgment — eventually.
But prevention?
A clear line?
Zero-tolerance signals?
Absent.
Those who relativize become complicit.
Once again, it will be said:
An isolated case.
An exception.
Do not generalize.
But every normalization of violence begins exactly this way.
With looking away.
With relativization.
With the desire not to “stigmatize” anyone.
In the end, it is always the same who pay the price:
the weakest.
A state that does not protect babies
has lost its moral core.
has lost its moral core.
Conclusion: This is a warning signal.
This video is not an isolated slip.
It is an alarm signal.
And anyone who still claims
that one must not talk about this
has long since stopped
placing children at the center.
Share. Repost. Follow.
So that silence is no longer sold as virtue.
In Marla We Trust.
📚 Further Reading – Partner Links
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1. Hannah Arendt – On Violence
1. Hannah Arendt – On Violence
An analysis of the mechanisms of political control and public fear.
👉 https://amzn.to/3NDc0c8
2. George Orwell – 1984
The classic work on language control, truth, and surveillance.
👉 https://amzn.to/4bsO0SZ
3. Timothy Snyder – On Tyranny
Twenty lessons on how democracies die.
👉 https://amzn.to/3NcdiuI
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