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  • German police union chief slams NYE 'safe zone' for women

    12/30/2017 11:01:55 AM PST · by Olog-hai · 28 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Dec 30, 2017 1:19 PM EST | Frank Jordans
    A German police union boss has criticized organizers of Berlin’s annual open-air New Year’s Eve party for designating a special “safety area” for women, saying it suggests they aren’t safe from assault elsewhere. The comments by Rainer Wendt, who heads the right-leaning DpolG union, come amid an ongoing debate in Germany about how to tackle an increase in sexual assaults. Wendt told the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung daily in an interview published Saturday that establishing such a safe zone sends a “devastating message.” “By doing so, one is saying there are safe zones and unsafe zones” for women that could result...