DISCLAIMER:
this is a political post, if you are of a sensitive disposition or if you cannot abide others holding different opinions to you, then don't read any further.
people will do anything to escape the tyranny of socialism and communism. this is one such brave attempt where 4 young Germans had to risk their lives totally unnecessarily just to live in freedom. Clearly their stories aren't unique - young and old have always tried to escape the clutches of socialist and communist regimes since the USSR came into being in the early 20th century.