Bavaria Police Department Refusing to Complacency Despite Good Crime Rates
In a series of demands, the German Police Trade Union (DPolG) in Bavaria has called for increased use of video surveillance, automated facial recognition, and AI to identify perpetrators more quickly. This push for technology comes as the union expresses concerns about the impact of the decriminalization of cannabis consumption on police work.
Thorsten Grimm, the 1st deputy state chairman of DPolG in Bavaria, finds the current cannabis consumption law a "bad joke" for the police. He believes that the decriminalization leads to more work, more control activity, and more prevention work for the police.
The law for the decriminalization of cannabis consumption in Bavaria was enacted with the Cannabis Act (CanG), which came into effect on April 1, 2024, allowing adults to possess cannabis within certain limits and to cultivate up to three cannabis plants per person. However, Grimm and DPolG argue that this has led to an increase in workload for the police.
Incidents like the attack on the Israeli consulate in Munich in September 2024 and the attack in Aschaffenburg in January 2025 have left citizens with an uneasy feeling. Grimm finds the development in the area of non-German suspects, who now make up almost half of all suspects, worrying.
DPolG also advocates for a far-reaching legal powers for the clarification of crimes in public spaces and a strengthening of border controls, repatriations, and deportations. This push for stricter migration and refugee policies is in line with the stance of the Bavarian interior minister.
Despite these concerns, police crime statistics presented by Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann suggest that life in Bavaria continues to be very safe. However, Grimm emphasizes the need to further strengthen the subjective sense of security among Bavarian citizens.
For more information, DPolG Bavaria can be contacted at Markus Haiß, telephone: 08955279490, email: [email protected].
This stance on the cannabis consumption law may indicate a broader trend of DPolG pushing for stricter laws and policies. The union's demands for far-reaching legal powers, increased use of technology, and a restrictive migration and refugee policy underscore this trend.
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