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The nationwide riots in Germany on New Year’s Eve are still a hotly debated topic a week after the turn of the year. There were not only attacks on police and rescue workers in Berlin, but also in Hamburg and many other cities. With a four-point position paper, the police union (GdP) is now calling for a “fair debate”.

It has become a social reality “that people in uniform and in emergency vehicles are treated with undisguised hatred,” the paper says. However, this violence no longer only affects police officers, but also members of the fire brigade and aid organizations.

Police Hamburg: Violence against emergency services has several reasons

According to the GdP, this hostility has many causes. Immediately in point 1, the accusations of racism against the police are mentioned, which are repeatedly raised by “certain political circles and politicians”. This would not only damage the reputation, but also lead to the creation and perpetuation of the hostile image of the police among people with a migrant background.

In addition, gangsta rap incites hatred against the police, as mentioned in point 2. Anyone who portrays violence against the police as heroic in their lyrics is “jointly responsible for violent excesses such as those that took place on New Year’s Eve 2022”, the GdP writes.

In addition, clan crime must be combated more vigorously and false role models must be prevented. “So-called clan sizes, through openly displayed wealth, power and influence, create the impression that they can do what they want undisturbed in a parallel society,” says point 3 in the newspaper.

And further: “These highly dubious role models also give the impression within their community that one can only quickly gain reputation and wealth through crime.” Finally, the state must consistently prosecute criminally. “The perceived weakness of the rule of law is clearly at the expense of injured police officers and rescue workers,” the GdP said.

The debate about racism is not good for the police

Based on these four causes, the police union describes seven possible solutions in the newspaper that they consider useful. This includes an “open debate about the causes and perpetrators of violence against police and rescue workers”. This must be done “without blinders and without accusations of racism”. It is also important that “all actors” have their say.

In addition, an “honest” analysis of the state of integration in Germany is needed. The GdP calls on families and schools to fulfill their educational mission. “Where this can no longer be performed for any reason, this should be stated openly.” In addition, teachers should be heard describing integration and acceptance problems.

Clan structures endangered the well-being of the children

In addition, the GdP Hamburg considers “that the lives of children in family structures dominated by clan crime endanger the well-being of children within the meaning of the Child and Youth Welfare Act” and calls on the authorities to take appropriate measures.

There is also a need to step up preventive work in the neighborhoods – for people with and without a migrant background – to ensure consistent criminal prosecution to the detriment of police and rescue workers and to give the police more support and support instead of a racism debate.

In the course of this, the GdP Hamburg also deals with the “Recommendations for the use of language sensitive to discrimination” – a non-mandatory language guide published by the Berlin State Criminal Police Office (LKA) for police officers in the capital. “The police officers do not need language instructions under the guise of non-discrimination,” the newspaper says. A person from the Arab region is geographically at most from Western Asia.

(t-online, mkr)