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Updated on November 30, 2020 at 7:45 pm
- Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with police officers.
- Officials want clear rules for dealing with the corona virus.
- Meanwhile, Merkel criticizes the AfD’s choice of words in the Bundestag.
Police officers have Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) of difficulties in the service since the beginning of the Crown-Krise reported. In an online conversation with the chancellor on Monday, a Berlin police officer noted an increase in the propensity for violence among people who opposed measures taken by the federal and state governments to contain the pandemic protest.
“A certain reliability of regulation and standards” is important, he stressed. Because even citizens who, in principle, are willing to abide by the rules, are often not exactly in the image of what is currently valid. Gerke Stüven, head of the police commissioner in Wildeshausen in Lower Saxony, said “it is difficult for us as a policeman to work with appeals and recommendations.” Officials needed a “legally safe space for action”, otherwise they would not have the right to enforce Contact restrictions for example, to enter land.
Meanwhile, Merkel criticized the AfD’s choice of words, which spoke of a “crown dictatorship” in the Bundestag. He told policemen: “We also have to be very careful, you can see in the language of the German Bundestag, which is getting more and more radical in some cases,” especially from the AfD, which chooses dramatic words. “Words are always the harbinger of deeds, and that’s why it’s our job to put an end to it,” he continued.
A Thuringian policeman said that since the beginning of the pandemic, he has heard phrases like “I don’t want to do your job right now.” A Harz officer said he wanted more Corona tests For police officers, who are often forced to physically approach other people on duty, during searches, arrests or when someone objects.
Merkel said that some people had in the Crown-Krise “Worry that this goes on forever” and that rights will have to be permanently restricted. You could assure: “It is not thus”.
Beyond COVID-19 the police also spoke about the current debate on racism and Right wing extremism in the police. An Erfurt police officer said that since these were only individual cases, it was necessary to act selectively to combat this phenomenon and not group everyone. Merkel stressed that she had “done everything possible especially to ensure that there were no general suspicions.” (br / dpa)
Several federal states want to allow hotel stays for family visits during the holidays, even in cities with a high number of infections. The Chancellor shows no understanding for this.
