Operator Resists CDU Pforzheim's Petition - Recent Development
In the past few days, the CDU city association in Pforzheim initiated a petition for "more security in Pforzheim" on the OpenPetition platform. The petition has since caused significant reactions, including from the leadership staff of the police.
Originally, the petition text stated, "To combat the increasingly unbearable street crime in the Pforzheim city center, an expansion of patrol activity is urgently needed." However, the revised petition text no longer includes this statement about expanding patrol activity. Instead, it now explicitly refers to the need for patrol activity to address the feelings of insecurity among the people in Pforzheim.
The police are no longer explicitly mentioned as being opposed to the petition, and the officers on patrol duty are no longer to be supported by standby police officers and/or police volunteers if necessary, but occasionally. The revised petition text no longer mentions any incorrect statements made by the CDU Pforzheim, and OpenPetition is responding to indications that the CDU Pforzheim is promoting its petition with incorrect statements.
Interestingly, the police criminal statistics for 2016 show an average of four people are victims of street crime every day in Pforzheim. The revised petition text now states that the subjective sense of security among the population in Pforzheim is decreasing steadily, rather than a noticeable increase in violent crimes.
It's worth noting that the old version of the petition text is still available, such as via Google in its cache. The search results do not contain information about who changed the petition text or details about reactions from the police leadership. Therefore, this specific information is not available in the provided sources.
The petition text has been updated after the publication of this article, and it no longer refers to the street crime in the Pforzheim city center specifically. The revised petition text no longer mentions the need for patrol activity to combat street crime as being "urgently needed."
For those interested, the petition can still be found on the OpenPetition platform. As the situation develops, we will continue to monitor and report on any updates regarding the "More Security in Pforzheim" petition.
