FIRST TIME IN A POLICE VAN! All I wanted to do was film Teufelsberg for Youtube!

What could possibly go wrong. A simple S-Bahn train journey from Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Heerstraße and a walk of a few kilometres to Berlin's man-made hill Teufelsberg. This had been on top of my Berlin bucket list for too many years, and so today was the day when it was removed... or so I thought. A crazy lady on the train accused me of being a paedophile and called the police!
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[@steve-marsh]

That stupid woman must not win! We need to all chip in and send Scott to Teufelsberg!!! Sorry to hear about it mate, I often get treated like a criminal trying to make KZbin videos, but your experience takes it to the next level!

[@markb1971]

Well said Steve 👏

[@MatthewNewnhamza]

Send me the link to send him on his way

[@Urnieburns70]

Agreed mate

[@railingaroundeurope]

Perhaps going with someone else just to be extra safe? If only there was another KZbinr from that part of the world that films excellent videos exploring other parts of Europe…

[@PHKDL]

Send us the link for the crowd funding so you can collab and visit together! We need you to protect each other in the worst case aye?

[@kieran4550ify]

That stupid woman ruined everyone’s enjoyment. I loved your remark on thinking about asking the police officers to subscribe.

[@alannewman85]

My God!!! What a dreadful experience!!! That lady is as sickening as a paedophile and absolutely should be fined, cautioned, punished should she try a stunt like that again.

[@johnwpolsce9401]

Yes, she should be done for wasting police time.

[@alannewman85]

@@johnwpolsce9401 I think much more than that is needed. A person *cannot make utterly false allegations* of that most despicable heinous nature, they are the most serious of personal allegations you can make, and there has to be at least some grounds, some kind of problem, which after investigation would have to have been at the very very least, a rational question. And if as in this case it’s clearly not - there is due a punishment.

[@user-fh4yn5bv4f]

I am new to your channel needless to say how I found you. I’m loving your vids and am rapidly going through them. Keep up your great work! Love your great sense of humour and hope for another challenge! BC 🇨🇦

[@perdbeer6713]

I have a feeling I may know who that was. She is well known to anyone who travels between Heerstr and Kladow. A positive out of this for me was that you appeared in my feed, and I have subbed! You have a lot of content that is right up my alley.

[@michaelkobylko2969]

Germany is always a bit weird about filming. They take privacy very seriously and are suspicious of cameras. Look how long it took to get full Google Streetview coverage.

[@RushfanUK]

That's what I thought, once you get away from the main tourist areas it does seem to ramp up that they don't like people filming.

[@stephenhester9804]

That explains why there was no Streetview in Germany until a few Weeks ago, I did wonder what was up.

[@michaelkobylko2969]

@@stephenhester9804Germany basically told Google to knock it off. Took them years and years of wrangling to get it sorted. It's still really common on German Street View to see homes blurred out. When I was in Berlin, a tour guide told us that there was an unusually low number of surveillance cameras in the country compared to most Western nations because of German privacy laws. I don't know how true that is, but he was German and he said it.

[@tomjardine100]

I took many pictures in Germany no problems at all.

[@danielscullane]

Seriously unfortunate experience. How odd of the woman to escalate the issue to the police. Keep going, Scott!

[@flitsertheo]

A Made in Germany Karen. Karin ?

[@peonycottageboutique4154]

Well, that was certainly unexpected. Whilst the woman on the train might have mental health issues (which potentially impacts all those around her), it's very alarming that an innocent tourist could be taken that swiftly to the police on hearsay and that they would warn you off continuing with your journey. We watched the video yesterday and are still talking about what happened to you today.

[@grahamcook9289]

The police are obliged to investigate any complaint. What if he had been a paedo? As it happens, they detained him whilst they investigated, found he was innocent and t released him. Advising him to leave the area was probably for his own good as it avoided any further incident with the woman who reported him to the Police.

[@grahamcook9289]

I think the moral of the story is not to video in public where your intention could be misunderstood, especially with regard to children and young women. His aim was to video at Teufelsberg, so videoing on public transport was not necessary. The Police have a difficult job and clearly want to prevent a breach of the peace. They may well not have had enough reason to detain the woman, but at the same could not be sure what she might incite in any further encounter with the man she falsely accused. Never under estimate the mob vigilante mentality. @@px712uf-public

[@markc8956]

Agreed but ONE thing and please be very careful with the use of language. That is tarring EVERYONE with mental health issues like that lady who clearly got it wrong . PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT,thanks.

[@AnoNymInvestor]

Welcome to Germany! 😜

[@RovexHD]

@@grahamcook9289 They can investigate it there and then. Why should be he be dragged to the police station.

[@BobbinsB]

Strewth mate been to Berlin a few times never happened to me, even back in the days of Ost and West Berlin, reminds me of the time I wanted to Photograph the Train back to HKG in Guangzhou, where I was unceremoniously marched to my seat in the Train by a, I assume, PSB officer and placed in my seat, on the way I was being escorted past a Tour group of Elderly Tourists and one of them said "told you he looked shifty." Ahh the perils of independent Travel and Photography, glad to see they didn't deposit you in Spandau Prison, if its still there. Great Vids keep them coming Scott, I am sure we could have had a "whip round" for your bail. lol 😉

[@thornton]

No idea how you took that so graciously! That lady should be ashamed of herself, inventing lies in her own head and telling them to the police. But props to you for shrugging it off with a smile :)

[@DieReweEmskirchen]

Hey as a Berliner, I'm really sorry for your experience. I can in no way understand how it is legal for the policemen to take you to the station and more or less forbid you to go on with your trip to Teufelsberg.

[@jonjohnson2844]

The police will do whatever they like unless you challenge them

[@notroll1279]

Didn't you understand the video? There had been a claim that he had improperly staked out children - are you surprised they investigated this? They did their job, apparently in correct form, and let him go soon enough once they had established the accusation was bogus. 10/10, I'd say. I hope he reported her for falsely accusing him.

[@adema1978]

That kind of crazed Germans put me off visiting Germany to be honest. I even fly to Austria and Switzerland these days. It never involved the police but there is a group of Germans who can't mind their business. It gives you credit you did not report her. To be honest, I probably would....

[@littlebrit]

He was "cooperating" that is the difference. He said in the video that police was very nice to him. Not caught in the act, not in the border zone, he has no business of talking with the police.

[@notroll1279]

@@littlebrit There was a witness reporting him, and that counts as evidence and is enough to hold him for investigations. He could have refused to cooperate - then, he'd probably been held and his camera seized as evidence. It would have just dragged out the situation and made it more unpleasant than necessary.

[@birdsbodger]

You dealt with that very well I would be appalled. I hope they spoke to the women involved and you deserve apologies .

[@davidwebb4904]

Damn. This is the world we live in now, where all single men are presumed predators until proven innocent. I hate this world….

[@Marcsharp82]

That's crap, I'm sorry you went through that. Why do some people think that just because we have cameras it must mean we are Paedos. I hope she gets a telling off (being polite) from the Police for that.

[@AlanThomsonsim]

Absolutely awful mate you look like you dealt with it very well It’s a rotten old world sometimes

[@legionnairegonk4425]

A foreigner with a backpack filming in Germany's most popular tourist city... Hmmm, how suspicious! You really set yourself up for a brush with the law with this one Scott...🤔🤦😁

[@ArtCultureTravel]

This is crazy and unacceptable. I am very sorry you had to go through this! What a legend.

[@MidlandRailEnthusiast]

Sorry to hear about this experience you had in Germany Scott the main thing is you were not in the wrong and you can continue to film content that your subscribers enjoy keep up the good work take care and stay safe

[@gti505]

Terrible to have to proof all this. Good that you actually have the channel, that certainly helps to make your story trustworthy quickly I reckon !

[@mc_dragon_gamer]

I am from Germany and I can say that we have some people hoo are a little bit nervous about people filming and taking fotos in some places. So I think you were just at the wrong place in the wrong time. I hope you will see the Teufelsberg someday. Have a nice day and happy traveling 👋 Greatings MDG.

[@nicklote3363]

A similar thing happened to me as well, I was out and about and this evil bloke had called me a pedophole and a woman did as welk

[@hussar01]

People are so strange, glad the police were polite

[@IngramCars]

What doesn't hurt you makes you stronger. Frustrating but Scheiße happens.

[@praisane]

That's insane. People should mind their own business instead of snitching on others. She probably was an Ossie and an ex-Stasi snitch. I did make it up to Teufelsberg a few weeks ago after 20+ years of visiting Berlin - the views from up there were alone worth the trek! PS. Love how you pronounce "Teufelsberg", very ungermanish :D

[@praisane]

This actually reminds me of an incident in Stockholm years and years ago - I took a photo of some random buildng (I think it was the Stockholm Central Library) and soon a young lady comes to me and asks whether I took a picture of her. I said no, of that building over there - "Good as I believe that a picture will steal your soul. If the picture has me in it, please delete it." I was baffled over it. This wasn't Papua-New Guinea but a highly developed society...

[@AJGeeTV]

This happened twice to me last year when I was touring Germany. First in Düsseldorf when I saw a very old tram. I videoed it outside the main station and a woman with kids inside the tram called the police. I was taken to a nearby station and they wanted to see the footage. Although it was innocent they demanded I delete the video, under German privacy law this can happen. A week later on the island of Rugen we rented bikes and I photographed my friend on a promenade cycling towards me. A German father with kids got angry thinking I was taking pics of his kids and we tried to cycle off. The father pulled me violently off my bike and held me in a headlock while his wife called the police who took more than a hour to come. When they did all they wanted to do is see the photos on my camera - none had the man and his family in as I had zoomed into my friend to avoid other people in the shots. Nobody apologised and the police even said the father had the right to hold me as he perceived his family to be in danger! These episode really annoyed me and made me think Germans are all insanely paranoid.

[@RovexHD]

You were held in a headlock and he got away Scott free? Sounds normal.

[@brianbrown8845]

Your great at what you do your subscribers along with myself enjoy your channel and the content, don't let one crazy woman put you off filming, you are discrete with your filming, stay safe and well Scott.

[@williamsdaf]

I thought you handled it well for the episode but an experience like that is wounding. So filming a Go Pro out of a train window is grounds enough for somebody to report you. Not happy that a nice guy like you had to go though that.

[@JumaBowi]

just crazy how someone can call the police with a lie and the police coming after you

[@princessleia7274]

And how do you expect the police to know it’s a lie until they’ve properly investigated? It is their job, and they were professional about it.

[@JumaBowi]

@@princessleia7274 yeah okay fair point, but that woman was definitely crazy

[@sylviawitcheecomrie37]

That must have been horrible for you Scott. Not even being allowed to carry on. Hopefully you get back soon

[@maryreid4273]

Oh no, that doesn't sound like a very pleasant experience at all! I hope you are able to get to Teufelsberg at some point in the future, with your camera and without any 'crazy' ladies in your way. The police obviously have to take these claims seriously, but I am glad they saw you for the travel enthusiast you are! I've never been to Germany but since starting to learn German I've absorbed a fair bit about the culture - German folk definitely seem to be more private/suspicious when it comes to cameras/filming, and life in general actually! I can't help but wonder if that's partly due to either them or family members having lived or heard of living under at least one totalitarian regime, but maybe other cultural factors too? Anyway, let's hope this was a 'blip' in your journey and onwards and forwards to the next one!

[@elmoswansea1947]

Haha, sorry for your experience but I've been waiting for one of the KZbinrs I follow to be accused of something like this in this weird world we now live in! Keep up the good and interesting vlogs 👍

[@utahshore]

Thats awful that happened to you! Hope it didnt cause you too much harm and stress on your holiday. Love your videos. Much love from sweden.

[@haffolderhaus]

The density of madmen and incompetent police officers is highest in Berlin. Berlin - one can only say: You are leaving the German sector! And something like this is the federal capital. Schande!

[@andrewgalt3964]

Scott I feel your pain with Police experience I’m a retired Scotsman living in Poland and have had a couple of incidents with the Polish Police all were unfounded however due to the language barrier was very stressful at the time ❤

[@tomjardine100]

Did the police treat you with respect?

[@andrewgalt3964]

@@tomjardine100 My 2 situations were a dispute over a taxi fare where the driver demanded 3 times more than the normal fare He called the police End result I was charged with Fraud !! Had to pay fare plus court costs Second time was a homeless guy tried to steal my phone and watch , with help of others around managed to restrain the guy : Police arrived and let him go with no arrest / charge I felt as though I was the Thief

[@tomjardine100]

@@andrewgalt3964 I remember once in poland, i visited a church and i accidentally forgot to take my cap off. The person on the door was very nasty about it, i was suprised he didn't call the police. However, everyone else i interacted with were friendly and respectful

[@jamesmitchell3422]

I was getting ready to send you a cake with a file in it,love your adventures.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@enricomonti156]

I had a similar situation in Zurich. I took a photo of a Railjet I had just left after arriving into Zurich and then went to store my luggage in some SBB luggage lockers, where I was approached by a police officer from the Cantonal Police of Zurich and he asked me the purpose of my visit in Switzerland, and why did I picture that train

[@williamkettle8666]

She must have been an old East German where state sponsored paranoia was a way of life .Glad the police attitude has changed.

[@damienfenton3880]

That's a very unfortunate experience. I was in a supermarket in Berlin a few years ago and some crazy lady gave out to me for destroying the planet because I asked the cashier for a plastic bag. It might have been the same women :)

[@mats7492]

thats when you tell her to shutup and mind her own business. no need to be polite to these people

[@tomjardine100]

In the UK, i would have went mental. However abroad you have to be more careful

[@mats7492]

as a german i can tell you that its entirely fine to tell these people to f off we do that too@@tomjardine100

[@alanwhite7127]

aye greenies are crazy

[@terracottagazebos]

Hi Scot that must of been a horrible experience. Hope you can salvage something of Berlin.Having been to Berlin many times , I’m always looking for something new to do . Not sure if you have been to Potsdam not far away but I highly recommend a visit if you haven’t been.

[@AnoNymInvestor]

One day in the summer of 2023, while I was minding my own business, two boys (14 years old, I think) followed me and accused me of filming them in a backyard near my apartment. I told them I was just talking to some friends and then to my dad, holding up my rather large smartphone to better hear the voice messages. After I told them that, they disappeared pretty quickly into a local supermarket. But I tell you, even now that I've lived here > 25 years in the same area and have a very good reputation (like a businessman), I was very scared. Today I think about it, because their single mothers are probably to blame for this stupidity. I'm much more careful now, but I don't let these crazy people tell me what I should or can do.

[@wasp6594]

I was stationed in Berlin when Teufelsberg was built, in the seventies, for specific purposes and various people from where I worked were moved to it. I would love to know if it is still manned and in use.

[@Paul_Lucas]

Sorry to see this, Scott! Germany has some unusual privacy laws which seem strange to us but which have been informed by, shall we put it diplomatically, a probably justified scepticism of both the state and private individuals holding data or images of private citizens. It is entirely legal to film on a train, although if you capture images of people the individual does technically have the right to decide on the use of that image. This is actually a constitutional right under the Basic Law of Germany, which gives you an idea of the place that private filming has in the German psyche. That woman sounded like a bit of a nutter though, and I haven't had any issues filming in Germany myself - thankfully! Hopefully you'll get Teufelsberg on film some day!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

Thanks Paul. I knew they were strict because if you look at Google Streetview, much of the country isnt included, and what is has many buildings pixalated or blurred out. Oh well, I learned a lesson and avoided being put on Interpols records!

[@anthonydowling3356]

@@PlanesTrainsEverything Paul your wit is 2 nd to none but it was a bit sheepish not to go on with the visit to the Teufelsberg .

[@raygreen5926]

Beware of deranged or malevolent women making such accusations....some women are dangerous 🛑

[@stevedeakin1883]

Sorry to read this Scott . Still keep up the great work you do 😮😮.

[@ChrisCarson]

Scott, you're not the only KZbinr who has reported the paranoia in Germany, surrounding cameras. As a Street Photographer, I'm sure I would soon find myself in the deep end. One Street Photographer found himself surrounded by an angry mob in Hamburg, while attempting a time-consuming composition. Thankfully, the paranoia seems to be confined to Germany for some reason. Why? What is it about Germany and such profound paranoia? That's a question we would all like an answer to.

[@ciaramc29]

Hamburg is a different kettle of fish. I had my camera out near the train station. Never again!

[@laurengilmour116]

It’s probably as a result of history and living under two very oppressive regimes (in the east anyway) in the living memories of a lot of people in Germany. As a result, they strongly value their privacy.

[@ChrisCarson]

@@laurengilmour116 I'm inclined to agree. Whenever I've visited previously oppressed communist countries, I've found the societies to sometimes be a little "odd" that takes time to get used to. Paris, for instance, where communism is still very profound, makes my eyes water.

[@tobeytransport2802]

⁠@@ChrisCarsonParis wasn’t recently in a communist country?

[@ChrisCarson]

@@tobeytransport2802 Since 1789... Take your rose tint glasses off and look again.

[@mariannevontrapp1063]

Oh I feel so bad for you!! Hope you recovered with a German beer!! What an unnecessary adventure!

[@kathleenmorrow3792]

My opinion: there are far more crazy people in Berlin compared to nearly all other German cities. More crazy people per 100,000 people in Berlin than anywhere else. That strange woman who reported you to the police, for example. I personally like Koln, Hamburg, and Hanover more than Berlin.

[@jkardez4794]

My worst nightmare- being wrongly arrested or picked up by flatfoots . Thank your stars you're not in America where they'd have perhaps shot you in the dark on sight without proof .

[@michaeljackson2838]

Wow!

[@ghuntman77773]

It’s amazing that the police all over the world react to one misinformed member of public who has just jumped to the worst assumptions …

[@tomjardine100]

Unfortunately thats how policing works.

[@jimcrawford5039]

Good on you, Scott!

[@kudzumoose3861]

Amazing. Some hysterical woman could cause this much trouble. Keep fighting.

[@peternolan5353]

SCOTT, someone picked up your scent, the stasi , watch out here they come, LOL 😆 😊

[@tomkenyon3721]

Lived in Berlin for a 18 months playing in a band and totally had a super time but the world is a a changed place with everyone on tenterhooks...not good.

[@richmorris2870]

I was 'told off' by airport staff for taking a photo of me boarding a plane in Dusseldorf .... I was shocked by their over reaction (I know you can't take photos in certain areas like passport control, security and customs at any airport). No one anywhere else has ever said anything when climbing the steps to the plane before in any other country. Very odd.

[@29brendus]

Not odd in toady's world!

[@tomjardine100]

Actually at Newcastle airport in Uk, i took a picture of the plane when leaving. The ground staff started shouting and told me to delete the picture.

[@arrivingarriving5166]

Do go there, you'll not regret it. I was last there in 2011 and had to find a hole in the chain link fence to get in. Being there early in the morning, it certainly felt "edgy" to have the place almost to myself, with access to every part of it and no concerns about public safety. I hope it's not changed too much.

[@GallagherGeotecminning]

It's a crazy world 😂🌍

[@scanmead]

Fun fact: I worked at TBerg for 4 years in the 1970s. Didn't hold up too well, did it? I adore Berlin, too. 😉

[@scooterspringsteen3544]

I love Germany and German people but i have to admit that Germany has changed over the past 30 years since first went there. I was over in June to Dusseldorf and i can tell you it was an eye opener and it was nothing to do with Germans. I know Germany has a stong Turkish community but this year it seems to be over run with them now. They hang about in large groups outside kiosks and train stations and make you feel very uncomfortable.

[@user-jt4bv9xt1p]

Never mind, Scott. Keep making the videos. As you know, in Scotland we often complain about lack of policing. You were innocent so had nothing to hide. They were only doing their job.

[@stephenuden6403]

To the crazy woman, be careful when you assume something about a person as often the word will bite you. Its will make as ASS out of U and ME!

[@dermitseinenzuegen]

I live in Berlin and I am not surprised that she had done this. Germans drive me off CRAZY. Even though I am german.

[@SheaGuitar101]

Hey Scott! Just wondering when you will be returning to Teufelsberg! Love the vids!

[@walterfillingham]

She would hate to be anywhere in Scotland as there are CCTV cameras everywhere filming you at all times, most cameras particularly on street lights have no information on who is recording your images or why

[@InSiMayb]

Peck v The United Kingdom 2003

[@justgetatesla]

Not good! Glad you are ok!!!

[@wolfgangthiele9147]

Very, very strange. I've never heard of such a thing.

[@user-em7pz8us7l]

Hi Scott, just an update on that crazy lady. She was last seen with a large white plastic bag over her head shouting "Ich bin ein Bin-liner! 😂

[@paul85439]

Germany sure lives up to stereotypes

[@kevinmcanulty2593]

shows how quickly and easily it can go wrong. the World is a crazy place at the moment!!! stay safe

[@ethanjourneys]

Scott I feel sorry for you that you got arrested hope everything went well! 😀

[@malcolmscott8588]

Sign of the times I'm afraid welcome to the new world we live in even though it's sad will only get worse sorry about your bad experience

[@Bearleena]

Good grief, how bizarre. I’ve lived here 30 years and never heard of anything so strange happening. Sure there are quite a lot of weird people who can also be quite aggressive on occasion (the Berliners are fairly proud of their mouthiness) but calling the police is a whole different ball game. And there are plenty of people shooting KZbin material with selfie sticks here so hardly a new phenomenon. Please do come back and get to Teufelsberg at some point in the future - it’s great on a windy day when people are flying kites, and absolutely bonkers with the fireworks at New Year. I personally really dislike that walk from Heerstrasse though, so we tend to go there by car.

[@RogEdwardsTV]

What a horrible experience. What is it about GoPros and other types of vlogging cameras that either bring out the nutters or the security people in high-viz jackets wanting to have a go at us? I bet if you’d been using an iPhone psycho-lady probably wouldn’t even have noticed! 🤔

[@rhodrage]

I'm impressed by their ability to find you tbh. You could've been anywhere for all they knew.

[@thorstent2542]

The area arount S-Bahn Heerstr is mostly empty. The forest and the Teufelberg the only, not overcrowded atraction. A man with a camera and grey hair is easy to find.

[@stewartferguson9774]

never mind berlin..lets have an in depth review of the fountain gardens...

[@CS-mv2ty]

Schade, Scott. Better luck next time.

[@CS-mv2ty]

I lived in DE for almost 20 years. Busybodies exist everywhere. These people make up for what is missing in their life by trying to spread the chaos. Don’t let it stop you in Germany, it is a country full of wonderful and welcoming people. Idiots exist everywhere.

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

Well, you can take the police station off the bucket list.

[@DiggingNorway]

You should pressed charges against that woman

[@victoriaaletaaustria2817]

There are really "Karen" (called such person in US with unexplainable behavior) who will ruin your walk, endeavor, or project. Good you were not held long. Take care!

[@ruthbickerstaffe1915]

Oh that is terrible that you did not get to your destination. Just keep going to Derry, Letterkenny and Donegal😁😁☘️

[@josephturner7569]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[@BluePlanet88]

Went to Berlin in 2010s with family in tow. At the train station, the first in line taxi driver claimed he did not have a child seat, so he declined to take us. The next 3-4 drivers did the same thing. The Sikh driver had no issue compared to the Central /East European ones. The Sikh driver said he had not hear of such thing about not having child seats, but I know when there is profiling. Not my first rodeo… We did have a nice 3 days in Berlin and the locals were polite. The Sikh driver got a standard US tip.

[@markb1971]

What a shame.! I love Berlin . She was abviously a sandwich short of a picnic . Chin up

[@Justino_de_Paula]

Did they rope the old lady in for wasting police time, and slander?

[@PhotoSportiv]

I live in Berlin and would be happy to take Scott to Teufelsberg

[@michaeltierney1]

People should be seriously reprimanded when falsely accusing people of such crimes in such a public way, in some country’s people tend to take things into their own hands and this could have easily spiralled out of control.

[@DerrickNedzelMtnBike]

Yikes! Glad you didn't end up in the pokey! 😅

[@dannycorbett4843]

Jesus Scott that's daft as we say here in Galway 😮😮

[@ivanmaggini]

Plane, trains, pollice vans!

[@ScottishT]

Very unfortunate Scott. But all part of the journey.

[@flitsertheo]

Remember Germany was the country where Google Street View was banned for years because 1 insignificant village complained about their privacy and the rest of Germany jumped on the bandwagon.

[@flitsertheo]

About being eaten alive by mosquitos : apparently it depends on your blood group type. Mosquitos don't like some types and the people with that type will be left alone. Though if you are the "delicacy" blood type the whole mosquito family will be invited for dinner. I have bad blood, lucky me.

[@berkshirekatie8069]

I can't belive you cancelled your day out. I wouldn't have cancelled mine

[@jonron4729]

👍👍👍

[@SpaceBaron]

Like a friend of mine would say: you can smell the bulls#@t from the otherside of the moon! 😀

[@stevenwilson1816]

I’ve visited Berlin about 20 times in last 10 years and have never experienced any problems like this. Always for football related trips but also plenty of sightseeing and taking pictures. Guess you were just unlucky with that woman being on the train. Ps, I’ve never even heard of Teufelsberg, will need to pay a visit now!

[@bullet-catcherhohoho250]

She was most likely ex East Germany Stasi, they love taking pictures of you, but hate you taking any. I was based in Berlin when the wall was still up, 1986/7 and used to go on flag tours across the check point into east Berlin, they would follow us everywhere, whilst we were driving around. We had nice big Range Rovers and they had those little Trabants, had to be careful though, since if you stopped anywhere they would try and block you, so you could not move until your time was up (6 Hours). What i liked the best was where west Berlin had more or less been modernised, the east had not, and you still see bomb damage and lots of building still have the bomb and bullet damage to them, the Russians did not put any money into east Berlin.

[@dlanodsknib]

Scott - I hope you get a written letter of apology from the Bundeskanzler! However, on the plus side - you may get a number of Berlin police subscribing to your channel! 😊Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in Berlin.

[@aaronsmith9209]

Apparently Karens exist everywhere. What happened to innocent until proven guilty? When did people get so paranoid? We have the right to film and take pictures as much as we want in public. Obviously ask people if it's ok if you like people photography but everything is else is none of their business. I like taking pictures of the architecture of buildings and some types of vehicles for fun and in my time, it's rare but people have had a go at me but it only became about them when they interfered, I was only interested in the subject. I actively try to keep people near to me out of my pictures anyways. But definitely go to Teufelsberg when you have a chance, I would like to go too, it looks really cool.

[@notroll1279]

The best about Teufelsberg is the view across Berlin. The former military buildings are dilapidated and the current owner has fenced them off, promising to create some obscure "event location" and asking for admission fees to see what little is left there. So go there for the view, watch people fly their kites but don't expect much from the "cool looking" debris up there...

[@aaronsmith9209]

I like the cold war and soviet stuff even where there is only ruins today. It's a look a world that we will thankfully never have to experience. I have only been to Berlin once and there is a lot I would like to come back to see, was aware of Teufelsberg but didn't know where it was. Never even got to see Tempelhof Feld. I don't know why but abandoned places are cool to me.

[@omrxblah4572]

Most importantly - it is legal to film any people in a public place - nobody can tell you not to film in public

[@gdwnet]

True. A train is not a public place.

[@horsenuts1831]

@@gdwnet I know that German privacy laws are much tighter than just about anywhere else, but surely the public has access to the S-Bahn? Perhaps somebody from Germany can clarify this.

[@gdwnet]

@@horsenuts1831They do but it doesn't matter, it's not a public location. Just because the public has access to a location doesn't make it a public location.

[@PenryMMJ]

Depends what country you are in, because the law is not the same everywhere. Here in the UK it completely legal to film people in public and put that footage online . Try it in Austria, and you'll quickly find out that it isn't.

[@gdwnet]

@@PenryMMJ_Here in the UK it completely legal to film people in public and put that footage online_ *if* you are in a public place, yes. Trains and tubes are not public places. While you can still film you can be asked to stop.

[@hughcrinionful]

this is what i expect from Berlin. I had some very agressive interactions during my time there

[@mariannevontrapp1063]

My son also...

[@michaelkobylko2969]

Scott says it's his favourite city in Europe but I think it's pretty horrible.

[@ag4444]

Berlin is amazing, I’ve lived here for 15 years and have never had any problems. He also said the policemen were friendly and just doing their job. Of course this whole thing is very unfortunate but that doesn’t mean Berlin is not great.

[@tomjardine100]

When i went to Berlin, everyone were friendly and filmed many things without incident.