Overview
- The Instagram post portrays a fictional death notice for “Marc Brandenburch” to illustrate the consequences of a fatal New Year’s fireworks accident.
- The ministry explicitly urges people not to ignite illegal or self-made pyrotechnics.
- Interior Minister René Wilke marked the post with a like on Instagram.
- The Brandenburg police union reposted the message and used it to reiterate its call for a consumer fireworks ban.
- Comments on Instagram criticized the approach as tasteless, and the ministry defended it as intended to provoke discussion, citing a 2024 fatality in Kremmen as context.