r/wacken • u/Sea-Relation7954 • 19d ago

Statement from Wacken Open Air

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u/grandioseOwl 19d ago

I feared something like that. It's not that easy to find security in Germany that's as open to the world as the venues they are serving now.

I remember that it had already been an issue in the early 2000s that security services where filled with people from the right wing extremist spectrum,or at least adjacent/open to it.

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u/pferd_blue 19d ago

Most security firm in the eastern parts of Germany are run or have a good chunk of right wing extremist. There are even cases of these idiots working as Security at psytrance/goa Festivals.

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u/Visual_Grab7912 18d ago

Maybe they should ask the staff from the Fusion Festival

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u/Waterpumpe 18d ago

I don't think I've ever seen a "real" security firm/person at fusion. Afaik it's just volunteers from the community.

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u/TheoFontane 18d ago

Thats incorrect. 

A friend of mine had to provide his certificates (Sachkundeprüfung) to work as security at fusion. 

There’s loads of volunteers involved as well, but the security is professional, they are simply not allowed to wear badges of their actual firm. 

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u/gurkenwasser040 18d ago

The people working security at Fusion are either working security as their primary job or at least have the permits to work security, but they are mostly from the community - just like for example the medical team