Young people condemned: violence against police officers in Marktheidenfeld!

Young people condemned: violence against police officers in Marktheidenfeld!

What happened on New Year's Eve in the Main-Spessart district makes you listen: according to Stern.de were convicted of several young people by the Gemünden am Main District Court for violence against police officers. On the chaotic nights around the turn of the year 2023/24, a group of young people took part in the year who attacked the officials with fireworks.

A total of two 18-year-olds were sentenced to juvenile sentences, whose enforcement was suspended for probation. A third accused must compete. Particularly questionable: A 16-year-old, who was only 14 years old in the crime, was charged with the abuse of emergency calls after reporting a brawl in Marktheidenfeld-whereby there was no emergency situation. This behavior shows deeply and raises questions about responsibility and upbringing.

Details of the incidents

If you look back on the action, the situation becomes even more serious: the police were on site with three officials and faced a group of around 20 aggressive people. Two young people lit rocket batteries and focused on a striped vehicle. The court confirmed the allegation of the breach of the peace with the use of a dangerous tool.

In addition, several other suspects were arrested. The Würzburg public prosecutor has accused four young people and a 52-year-old man who behaved in solidarity with their peers when the police were controlled by the police due to public urination. And as if that weren't enough, even a fictitious emergency call was canceled to ambush the officials, which slightly injured two police officers. A terrifying development that makes it clear: The attacks on the police are increasing nationwide, as well as Br.de

a challenge for society as a whole

But what drives young people to such extreme acts? Ahmad Mansour, psychologist and author, sees a challenge for our rule of law. In his opinion, young people often have the feeling of being able to act with impunity. He demands harder punishments to achieve real deterrence. He learns support from violent researcher Dirk Baier, who argues that it is not simply about an increasing brutalization of youth. In fact, he points out that the number of serious violent violations in Germany has been declining for 10 to 15 years, and that we are in a safer environment than in the 1950s and 60s. But even if criminal law has a limited impact on the behavior of young people, the question remains whether we should no longer rely on upbringing, as Baier notes.

whether the judiciary takes the right way with the offenses or whether it is time to develop more basic approaches to prevention - these questions will probably have to be discussed even longer. The experiences of this New Year's Eve are an urgent signal that calls for society to act. A call to take care of those young people who move in a controversial environment and seek collective behavior as a way out.