Ur right to point out the diff dimensions of this. But I am missing a lot of context that would help one navigate through all these questions (not necessarily leading to ONE answer but more clarity on points of view on the matter).

I am very tempted to ask about the ethnicity of the person being searched. Is ir obvious they are immigrants? They may feel offended because they may feel they were only accused because neighbors know them not to be “original” Germans. Without that info, it seems silly to be offended by sthg that in effect was harmless. However, think NSA.

I also find myself wondering if the morality of toy guns should be questioned or if that’s going overboard? To let kids feel playing w guns is a fun thing? Obviously most ppl come out of it unscathed (watching horror and action movies, same, tho i think i need to read tbe research on these things coz i know there was some about violence on TV and video games affecting kids – i suppose toy guns are similar?)