Attack on police officers in Schwerin: Minister level announces consequences!

Attack on police officers in Schwerin: Minister level announces consequences!

The recent incident in Schwerin has heated the minds: Interior Minister Christian Pegel (SPD) sharply condemned the attack on a police officer at the weekend. In a mission in the old town, a 28-year-old officer was kicked in the head by an attacker and fell into a coma for a short time. A disturbing event that not only affects the injured police officers, but also society as a whole. Mensor describes the incident as "unacceptable" and notes that such attacks directly attack the rule of law. "Police officers risk their health and life for our security every day," he emphasizes, while he wants the injured official a quick recovery. The police union in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania also said on Facebook: "Get well soon to all injuries", which shows how much the topic moves the community. [NDR reported on the incident] (https://www.ndr.de/Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/westmecklenburg/innenminminister-pegel-verbreut-auf-politen-in-schwerin, Mvregioschwerin4402.html).

This incident is also highly raising the increasing problem of violence against police officers in Germany. According to a current record of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA), an average of 290 police officers are exposed to violence every day. In 2023, around 106,000 civil servants became victims of violent acts, which corresponds to an increase of 10% compared to the previous year. Seal’s outrage finds a lot of echo, because the unions also demand "hard consequences" for such attacks. Alexander Poitz, deputy federal chairman of the police union, pleads for nationwide priorities in order to act against this violence. Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser also described the attacks as "frightening" and announced further measures that should also affect the police officers. Tagesschau reports on the increasing acts of violence.

police force and prevention measures

The discussion about police violence has been managed more and more intensely in the United States since George Floyd's death. A study by the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main has worked out that police power often occurs at major events such as demonstrations, but also occurs in everyday use scenarios. The causes of this violence include stress, excessive demands and inadequate communication. Criminologist Tobias Singelnstein indicates that the use of violence by the police is only justified if it takes place in proportion. The study has also shown that young men often become victims of police violence. Deutschlandfunk deals with the topic.

It is clear that the security of the emergency services and the prevention of violence also has to focus more on the focus. The police are in a area of ​​tension: on the one hand, it is responsible for security, on the other hand, it faces a growing violence problem. It is all the more important that the dialogue between society and the security authorities is promoted to build up a relationship of trust.