Vandalism in the district: Graffiti war between Bavaria and 1860 fans!

Vandalism in the district: Graffiti war between Bavaria and 1860 fans!

in Gauting, an idyllic place in the Starnberg district, the football passion of the two large Munich clubs FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich is apparently flown back. On Tuesday morning, around 0.30 a.m. a resident became aware of three men who sprayed illegal graffiti on power distribution boxes. The police then arrived and put a 19-year-old from Inning, who was sprayed with red and white paint, and spray cans in these colors. However, two accomplices were able to flee and have been unknown. On the night, a total of five distribution boxes in Unterbrunn were sprayed with the fan colors, a special focus was on a box that was painted in Bavaria colors with four to two meters and the initials of a ultra group. The whole thing awakens memories of similar incidents in the past. The southern German reports of these graffiti-decorated places and the increasing vandalism in the region.

This incident is part of a number of actions that keep causing excitement between the supporters of the various football clubs of the Munich surrounding area. The location is particularly tense in Unterhaching. Reports on graffiti and vandalism, especially fans of TSV 1860 Munich, are currently causing fresh anger. In August 2018 there was a remarkable escalation when fans of the TSV 1860 decorated the Unterhachingen stadium with blue and white colors-an unauthorized act that resulted in violent reactions of those responsible. The Merkur shows that the police and the community work To remove smearings promptly.

warning of further escalation

Police chief Siegfried Graf expresses his concern about the way these arguments discharge between the fans. He describes graffiti as property damage and makes it clear that such acts are not tolerable. Graf appeals to the fans of SpVgg Unterhaching to speak out against vandalism and set an example. A club spokesman, Florian Rensch, estimates the situation in a similar way and thinks about a common statement of the fan scene. It could certainly happen that the rivalry of the two Munich clubs will continue to ensure increased encouragement in such places in the future.

How the situation continues remains to be seen, but one thing is clear: the passion for football and the associated rivalry offer both the reason for joy and to worrying vandalism actions, which not only burden the sport itself, but also on site. It is hoped that the responsible bodies and fans will work together on a solution to protect the affected places from further smearing and to leave the rivalry as part of fairness.