Violence|The incidents tell about the change in society, says the chairman of the Finnish Police Association.
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Three policemen were attempted to be murdered within a day in the capital region.
In Espoo, a man shot at two policemen, in Helsinki, a man shot a policeman with a foot bow.
The chairman of the Association of Finnish Police Organizations, Jonne Rinne, is concerned about the increase in violence.
Rinne hopes to tighten the legislation on illegal weapons and cooperate with the authorities.
“Attack against the police is an attack on the entire Finnish society. Violence should not be accepted or said to be the new normal”, President of the Union of Finnish Police Organizations (SPJL) Jonne Rinne describes his feelings about the suspected murder attempts targeted by the police on Thursday.
Three police officers were allegedly tried to be murdered within a day in the capital region. The night before Thursday in Leppävaara, Espoo the man shot per two policemen. Later in the day another man shot at the police in Vesala, Helsinki, with a crossbow.
In both cases, the police officers were not injured. Both men are initially suspected of attempted murder.
Rinne does not know more about the background of the cases, but is worried about the phenomenon.
“Every time violence is directed at the police, and even at this level, that there is talk of shootings, it breaks the heart of the police.”
Also police chief Ilkka Koskimäki commented on the violence against the police in the message service X on Thursday.
According to him, the operating environment of the police has become more dangerous.
“The police are subjected to violence and the threat of violence every single day,” he writes.
According to Koskimäki, this is influenced by the use of narcotics and the availability of illegal weapons. The reason is also mental health problems and attitudes towards the authorities.
On the day of the event on Thursday, many people have asked Jonne Rintee if the violence against the police has increased.
Rinte has no statistical data on attempted murders of police officers.
He suspects that three incidents within a day are not just a coincidence, but tell of a change in society.
He believes that the development is due to the fact that people carry a gun with them more and more often. In operational tasks, the police encounter more and more weapons, says Rinne.
“The guy who used to have a knife or a knife is now a firearm.”
Because of this, SPJL has pushed for the tightening of legislation on illegal firearms. The more weapons there are, the more likely they are to be used.
According to Rinne, in order to curb the phenomenon, it would be important to find out where illegal firearms come to Finland.
“What routes do the weapons take? Close cooperation with the police, Customs and the Border Guard is needed. A bit the same as with drug crimes.”
The increased number of firearms has been discussed within the police force and is kept in mind in the field. It inevitably affects job security.
“Situations are sudden and catch the eye, so to speak.”
in Finland the police is generally seen as a helper.
“Criminal gangs are more afraid of each other than the police,” Rinne describes.
He hopes that the attitude towards the police is not changing.
“I hope that the change is not due to the fact that the police are not seen as a helper or a bringer of security.”
Update: at 11:25 p.m., the comment of police chief Ilkka Koskimäki was added to the story in the message service X.
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