Police officers want to be better able to cope with heavily armed and violent criminals and terrorists. Therefore, the police union ACP calls for action. An overview:
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– 2,000 additional police officers for operational strength. This is necessary because the threat of a terrorist attack is always so high in the last time, and because the police have a range of additional tasks such as monitoring and security. The result is that local police officers for instance be used for other jobs while they should have the eyes and ears of the police in the neighborhoods
-. Adjusting the rules of engagement. Police union wants as soon as possible with Minister Ivo Opstelten (Security and Justice) talk about changes in the rules for the use of the means of violence. ” Criminals commit crimes and settlements increasingly extreme violence and use that against the police. Furthermore, according to the Federal increasingly clear that for some offenders “will not survive is the premise” in clashes with police. A reference to terrorists
-. Approach arms. The police want more attention for the detection of illegal weaponry. Due to lack of priority for the illegal arms trade – emphasis on shooting clubs and legal weapons – it has become easier to get heavy weapons. In Amsterdam, for example, several times officers fired with Kalashnikovs
-. Additional heavily armed agents. Police have specially trained officers with heavier guns. Their number is up, find the police officers. They should be used more easily in certain ‘threat situations
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