The death of Officer Sergeant Barak Meshulam may have struck the public with astonishment, but not the police officers and the retired police officers. In the past month we have witnessed several trampling incidents, some of which ended in the deaths of police officers and volunteers. That "luck is over", when the pursuit of contact and the procedures surrounding it are the routine of the police.
In the incident we experienced tonight (Saturday and Sunday), even without knowing the data in depth, I am convinced that if the police knew for sure that they were allowed to open fire without having to report to DIP as the last civilians for interrogation and their promotion and promotion would be delayed. They are allowed to do - could save valuable human lives. Immediate enough practical actions must be taken, with a semblance, and the chiefs of police and the Ministry of Justice should sit together - today, not tomorrow and not in a week - regardless of the operational aspects they find out. To Israeli police officers.
The customary legislation and procedures are those that bind the police, and it is time to act for the police, also against the background of the lack of governance to which we have been exposed more recently.
Those who absorb it in full force are the field cops.
The police defense must be expanded immediately and care must be taken not to question a police officer for using a weapon hours after the incident.
There are many investigative actions that can be carried out before summoning the police officer.
The scene of the crash, tonight // Photo: Police Spokeswoman
The connection between the recent events and the wave of police resignations cannot be severed.
The Accountant General of the Ministry of Finance should look into the eyes of the fighters called police officers and their families, and tell them that a starting salary of NIS 7,500 is sufficient compensation for those who constitute the last line of defense of the civilians.
This is not a cynical exploitation of the latest tragic case, but further proof of the sacrifice of the police.
The public has been exposed to this sacrifice in tragic incidents, but these incidents are accompanied by hundreds and thousands of incidents in which police officers are injured or encountered "almost injured" incidents and do not make the headlines.
Decision-makers should know that Israeli police fighters are looking at them in the hope that what was is not what it will be.
The policemen who stand up to the citizens, in fact, constitute the face of the state and where the weakness of governance takes many forms of violence, insults and later also scheming.
From many years of acquaintance with these fighters, I can say with certainty that they will continue to sacrifice themselves for the citizens of the State of Israel.
The writer is a former national traffic police chief
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