Increasing violence against police officers: firearms in Schleswig-Holstein
Increasing violence against police officers: firearms in Schleswig-Holstein
Kiel, Deutschland - A worrying development is emerging in Schleswig-Holstein: there are increasingly violent arguments in which police officers have to use firearms. According to the police union (GdP) and the NDR, the firearms have increased, which significantly increases the burdens for the officials. In mid-November there was a dramatic incident when a 44-year-old man threatened to kill someone with two knives in Kiel. To stop him, the officials shot more than ten times - a policewoman was injured in this assignment. Another incident followed on similar situations, in which a man fired out of a car on the police, which ended in a change of shooting, as the
The GdP sees not only a trend in the increase in firearms, but also a serious warning about the challenges that the police are facing. According to the deputy GdP chairman Sven Neumann, the latest incidents have to be analyzed why police officers are increasingly using their weapons. The violent confrontations not only bring physical risks with them, but also emotional and legal burdens for the civil servants who could possibly be prosecuted after a firearm application. In addition, the situation is made more difficult by the inadequate equipment of the police forces in Schleswig-Holstein. The structural condition of the shooting ranges recently received the negative award "Master of Disaster" because there is a lack of necessary investments. Neumann calls for better financial support for regular shooting training to prepare the emergency services appropriately. The location is not only limited to Schleswig-Holstein; Nationwide, police officers have shot significantly more people this year than in previous years, which indicates an alarming development in the police force,
growing violence and increasing demands on the police
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