Wendt: Authorities should take the children away from anti-Semites
Tougher action when children rush against Jews: That demands Rainer Wendt, national chairman of the German police union. In the interview with the "Augsburger Allgemeine", the 61-year-old advocates more decisive action against anti-Semitism? if necessary, until caring for affected children from their families.
Specifically, Wendt said, "Anti-Semitism brings many children home." And: "If children are educated to be antisemites, one should not shy away from taking them out of their families."
Too many school leaders have looked the other way
In the interview, the "Augsburger Allgemeine" Wendt had inter alia asked about his attitude to a reporting obligation for anti-Semitic incidents in schools. The background is recent cases of religious bullying in elementary schools. In Berlin, for example, Muslim students had attacked Jewish children for their beliefs and threatened them with death. The head of the school apologized later and acknowledged that he had played down the act.
Police chief Wendt now called for "a better reporting culture, including violence as a whole". Too many school leaders have looked the other way? However, one should not shy away from naming anti-Semitism clearly. "A decisive advocacy against anti-Semitism is justifiably reason for the state in Germany," said Wendt. "There must be very determined action, even if the aggression emanates from migrants."
The Chief of Police makes headlines again and again by polarizing demands. For example, in 2015 the CDU member demanded to build a border fence at the transition to Austria. Since 2007 Wendt boss is the second largest German police union DPolG.
