{"id":148003,"date":"2025-06-08T04:22:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/interior-minister-dobrindt-plans-to-equip-the-federal-police-with-tasers-teknomers\/"},"modified":"2025-06-08T04:22:41","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T04:22:41","slug":"interior-minister-dobrindt-plans-to-equip-the-federal-police-with-tasers-teknomers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/interior-minister-dobrindt-plans-to-equip-the-federal-police-with-tasers-teknomers\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior Minister Dobrindt plans to equip the federal police with tasers. Teknomers."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"\">\n<div class=\"seitenkopf\">\n<div class=\"seitenkopf__data columns twelve  m-ten  m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two\">\n<div class=\"seitenkopf__title\">\n<p class=\"metatextline\">Stand: 08.06.2025 03:07 Uhr<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"textabsatz columns twelve  m-ten  m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two\">\n        <strong>Electroshock weapons instead of live ammunition &#8211; the Federal Police will now be allowed to use Tasers against assailants. Interior Minister Dobrindt aims to respond to a rising threat level. However, the use of this weapon is not without controversy.<\/strong>\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        The Federal Police is set to be equipped with Tasers under the plans of Federal Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt (CSU). &#8220;I am convinced that the use of Tasers by our police is absolutely necessary,&#8221; stated Dobrindt in an interview with the Funke Media Group. He vowed to establish the legal framework for equipping officers with electroshock devices &#8220;within this year.&#8221;\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        Furthermore, the minister intends to allocate financial resources for the procurement of Distance Electro-Impulse Devices (DEIG). He emphasized that the use of Tasers is &#8220;an appropriate means to respond to the increased threats faced by police in public spaces.&#8221;\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        In situations where individuals attack police officers with sharp objects, such as knives, the officers could &#8220;effectively neutralize&#8221; the assailants and &#8220;better protect themselves.&#8221; &#8220;The Taser is the right tool to operate precisely at the interface between batons as close combat weapons and firearms as distant weapons,&#8221; Dobrindt commented.\n    <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Spirale-der-Gewalt-geht-immer-weiter-nach-oben\" class=\"meldung__subhead columns twelve  m-ten  m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two liveblog--anchor\">&#8220;The Spiral of Violence Continues to Escalate&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        Dobrindt had previously advocated for the use of electroshock weapons during a parliamentary inquiry in May. He noted that he was already coordinating with the coalition partner, the SPD, on the matter. However, the SPD has shown hesitance regarding this issue thus far.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        Violent crime is at the highest level in years, according to the latest crime statistics. Moreover, police officers are increasingly becoming targets of attacks. &#8220;The spiral of violence continues to escalate,&#8221; mentioned Ralf Kusterer, deputy federal chairman of the German Police Union, in April.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        Last year, an average of 305 police officers became victims of crimes daily. The union has been advocating for the widespread equipping of patrol officers with Tasers for years.\n    <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"Einsatz-von-Tasern-umstritten\" class=\"meldung__subhead columns twelve  m-ten  m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two liveblog--anchor\">Controversial Use of Tasers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        However, these weapons are controversial, especially considering potential health effects when used against individuals with heart conditions or cardiovascular issues. Another point of criticism is that the threshold for using a Taser is lower compared to a firearm. Mathias John, an arms expert from the human rights organization Amnesty International, commented: &#8220;Tasers are often used against individuals who pose no threat \u2013 for instance, to enforce compliance with authority.&#8221;\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        Frequently, people with pre-existing conditions or mental health issues become targets of such interventions, according to John. Amnesty International has reported at least ten fatalities linked to Taser use in Germany since 2021. Currently, Tasers are already employed by special operations units, and trials for their use are taking place in four federal states.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"textabsatz m-ten m-offset-one l-eight l-offset-two columns twelve\">\n        A Taser resembles a handgun but is generally non-lethal. It fires two needle-like projectiles connected to the weapon via wires. Through these, an electric shock is transmitted, rendering an attacker temporarily incapacitated.\n    <\/p>\n<p>    The introduction of Tasers raises significant questions about the safety and ethics of using such devices in conflict situations. As the Federal Police prepares to adopt this new approach to law enforcement, discussions surrounding their potential risks and benefits will undoubtedly continue. In navigating this balance, authorities must ensure the safety of both officers and civilians, creating a thoughtful framework for the integration of this controversial tool amid rising rates of violence and crime.<br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/category\/general\/\" rel=\"dofollow\">General News &#8211; 2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stand: 08.06.2025 03:07 Uhr Electroshock weapons instead of live ammunition &#8211; the Federal Police will now be allowed to use Tasers against assailants. Interior Minister Dobrindt aims to respond to a rising threat level. However, the use of this weapon is not without controversy. The Federal Police is set to be equipped with Tasers under [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148004,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}