The amazing documentation that was revealed today (Sunday) in "Israel Today" from the confrontation between police officers and representatives of the Kfar Qassem municipality, reveals the contempt that citizens have for the police.
This is a demonstration of the lack of deterrence of the Israel Police and of the freedom enjoyed by the members of the "Hashmira" organization, which has gained a certain degree of independence in recent years.
It is certainly a difficult and embarrassing incident for the police, but it can be said that it is not surprising.
For years the police have lost the ability to influence and deter in the country in general and in Arab society in particular.
It is perceived as a weak and unprofessional body, an organization that is incapable of prosecuting criminals or deciphering dozens of murders and violence in Arab society.
And perhaps this difficult and serious incident reveals another side of unprofessionalism in the police.
Here are the main questions that the police must answer to the general public: Why and in what framework did they allow the work of the guarding organization in Kafr Qassem to continue?
Why did the police cooperate with them?
And how is it that in a reformed state a group of residents are allowed - as long as they have good intentions - to carry out night patrols, searches and inspections of other citizens, and even to arrest and detain citizens?
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This relationship has been going on between the police and the guard organization for years.
Over time the civilian body was given unofficial and illegal powers, a kind of autonomy.
Police appear to have cooperated with the guard organization at the entrance to troubled neighborhoods or among dubious families.
For example, instead of the police finding a civilian framework for the organization's volunteers within the framework of the Kfar Qassem municipality, they chose to ignore the illegal phenomenon in favor of "industrial silence."
Thanks to the silence of the police, the activity of the organization, which became an integral part of the landscape in Kafr Qassem, was made possible, an activity designed to deter residents and pry into the lives of passers-by from the city and beyond.
Documentation from the body camera of one of the policemen in the attack in Kafr Qassem,
If this organization claimed to maintain order in the city or the safety of the citizens, why are we witnessing serious criminal activity like shootings, murders, car burning and vandalism of property in the city?
The answer to this is that there are two goals behind the establishment of the guarding organization.
The first is to maintain order in the city and fill the void left by the police for years;
But the second and rather dangerous goal is to prevent police patrols in the city, thus reducing tension and friction between the police and the residents.
In any case, we hope that this incident will be investigated beyond the matter of filing indictments and putting suspects on trial.
who knows?
Perhaps Dare will come out sweet, and this event will lead to the establishment of a civilian framework with the knowledge of the police.
A body that aims to maintain order and increase the sense of security among the residents of Kfar Qassem, who deserve to live in personal security just like the residents of Rosh HaAyin.