Has The German State Lost Control? | Editorial | Der Spiegel | 21st January 2016

“The state stands disgraced and trust is vanishing. It goes far beyond the horrific scenes in front of Cologne’s main station. The state has been overwhelmed. It is an uncomfortable realization for the German people. The same state that records their lives right down to the smallest taxable detail is now failing at its most basic tasks: Protecting its citizens; law enforcement; security; public order”