Life -threatening use: Serb with a knife threatens the police in Vienna!

Life -threatening use: Serb with a knife threatens the police in Vienna!

A shocking incident occurred on Saturday afternoon in Vienna: A 28-year-old Serbian citizen was shot by the police after threatening the emergency services with a knife. According to dunav.at the concerned parents of the man alerted the emergency services, since he was in a psychological exceptional situation and may be self-injuries considered.

The incident took place in the 20th Vienna district of Brigittenau. Initially, officials from the Brigittenau city police commands moved out, but when nobody opened the door, the fire brigade was consulted to violently give access to the apartment. The Wega special unit then took over the situation. The man stepped out of the kitchen with a knife and ignored the multiple verbal requests from the police.

tightened operating conditions

An attempt to overwhelm him with an electric shocker failed, which brought the officials into an extremely dangerous situation. In view of the acute threat to the emergency services, several shots had to be handed over to seriously injured the man. After the emergency medical care on site, he was brought to the hospital in a critical condition.

This incident not only raises questions about the training of the police in dealing with psychological crises, but also reflects a worrying trend. As fragdenstaat.de in an article, similar incidents have repeatedly occurred in the past. An investigation showed that over a dozen people in psychological crisis situations have been shot by police officers in the past three years. An urgent need for improvement in training and the relevant instructions for dealing with mentally conspicuous people will be emphasized.

de -escalation as a key

The majority of the people suffering from mental illnesses are not violent. Social stigmatization has a negative impact on the perception of mentally ill. Abuses are the exception and could often be avoided by the de-escalating behavior of police officers, as well as LVPebw.org emphasized. Studies have shown that sensitive use of acute crisis situations is decisive. However, suitable training and communication strategies within the police are often missing.

The demand for improving the skills of the emergency services in dealing with mentally ill people is in the room and emphasize experts the need to build crisis services. Such services are currently not planned in the budget budget of the Ministry of Social Affairs, which represents a serious gap that should be closed.

The events of June 13th again recall us how important it is responsible for dealing with psychological crisis situations. The incident in Vienna is not only a tragedy for those affected and his family, but also a call for reflection on the structures that our authorities lead in dealing with such situations.