Fight against violence: Berlin head of government calls for more security for Badis

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One of the goals is to keep high profile offenders away from the pools.

“We must ensure that criminals, who are usually repeat offenders, no longer enter the toilets in the checkout system at the entrance,” the CDU politician said in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin” on Thursday. Consequences have already been drawn in other countries.

Restraining orders would have to be consistently enforced and criminals wouldn’t be allowed in, Wegner said. This can be supported, for example, by online ticket bookings, where names can be saved and checked in case of an emergency.

“First I have to keep out those who always stand out,” he said. The Berlin bath companies with security services are especially needed, because: “Police officers are not replacement lifeguards and they can’t even do that.”

The police union (GdP) sees it the same way and has repeatedly rejected calls for more police presence in outdoor pools. “We absolutely cannot put hundreds of people in open-air swimming pools,” Berlin GdP spokesman Benjamin Jendro said on rbb-Inforadio.

After violent confrontations last weekend in the Columbiabad in Berlin-Neukölln, politicians such as CDU leader Friedrich Merz or Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) called for more police presence in swimming pools. According to Jendro, this demand is made every year. Some politicians “probably lack the expertise” here.

The Columbiabad in the Neukölln district, which is heavily affected by migrants, was evacuated again on Sunday due to clashes. Since then, the bath has been closed due to high absenteeism. (SDA)

Source: Blick