Germany: Op-Ed in Support of Berlin Police

Things are bad for police in Berlin as they are in other large German cities. Within the past few days, there has been the May 15 “Nakba” protest, which had to be broken up by police. In a separate incident, an officer was stabbed and critically injured outside a police station, and Turkish soccer fans created havoc with a soccer celebration that left several officers injured.

Joerg Quoos, Editor-in-Chief of the Berliner Morgenpost, has written an op-ed deploring the attacks on police and the lack of support from politicians. In his op-ed, Quoos mentions how police have to work to prevent the mistakes of politicians from leading to chaos for the citizens. I assume this is in reference to the catastrophic decision by former Chancellor, Angela Merkel, to let in millions of so-called refugees during the civil war in Syria back in 2015, as well as the responsibility of succeeding politicians to deal with the rampant crime wave that has resulted.

I had to go to several other articles to get the story on the stabbing of the officer and why the perpetrator is free. According to the media, the suspect, described as a “German” (quotes mine), went to the police station to file a report. While waiting, he got impatient, went outside, and was defacing a police car with a knife. An officer apparently confronted him, a struggle ensued, and the stab wound was judged unintentional. The officer was in critical condition but has survived. I still don’t get it why the suspect is free.

The article below is translated by Fousesquawk.

Brutal attacks-Who will finally protect our police?

May 19, 2025 17:25

A commentary by Joerg Quoos. Editor-in-Chief of FUNKE Central Editing

Caption: On Friday evening, May 16, a police officer was attacked with a knife and seriously injured in Neukoelln.

Berlin. Disrespect and violence are becoming unbearable for police officers. It is an attack against all who want to live peacefully and safely.

The political system in the German capital would not be possible without the deployment of tens of thousands of policemen and women. 356 days a year, around the clock, they ensure that the politicians can do their job. And that the mistakes of politicians do not end in chaos for the citizens. Now it is high time to do something for the police.

The violence and disrespect that the police officers experience daily is beyond any comprehension. We look back at a “normal” week in the capital: At a Palestinian demonstration on Thursday, a police officer was deliberately trampled and seriously injured. Two days later, a perpetrator stabs a police officer in the neck with a knife and critically injures him. Hours later, he is already free because he (had come to the police station to file a report), and the police officer allegedly violated the rules of (engagement).

After the “celebration” of Turkish soccer fans with pyrotechnics and illegal car processions on the Kudamm (Kurfuerstendam*), the result was 33 police officers injured on Sunday.

* Major boulevard in Berlin.

This cannot continue: The threshold for violence against police is going down

The cases play out in Berlin, but police experience this in almost all large cities in Germany. The threshold for violence against them is going down, and the support from politicians is often shockingly limited to empty words. 

It is quite simple: Whoever attacks or insults a police officer attacks all of us. That’s why the erosion of the state monopoly on force is not a police problem but a problem for all who want to live safely and peacefully.

The nation and the states together must do more for the safety of the police. What (is happening) in the German capital cannot continue.

Source: http://garyfouse.blogspot.com/2025/05/germany-op-ed-in-support-of-berlin.html