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Bill: Police Freedom Act (4381)
Details
Submitted by[?]: Wächter der Heimat
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: April 4382
Description[?]:
| Police Freedom Act |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government's policy towards the powers of the police.
Old value:: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Current: The police may arrest crime suspects.
Proposed: The powers of the police are not restricted.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Police searches.
Old value:: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or have reasonable grounds to suspect that a crime was committed.
Current: The police cannot search a person or their property without their consent unless the police have obtained a warrant from a court or in cases of imminent danger.
Proposed: The police can search a person or their property without restrictions.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The weapons used by police forces.
Old value:: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Current: Police officers may only carry standard firearms apart from specially trained firearms units.
Proposed: Police officers carry military-grade equipment.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Policy on the organization of police/law enforcement
Old value:: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Current: There is a national police department funded by the national government and there are local police departments, funded by local governments.
Proposed: There is a national police department, funded by the government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 08:58:48, April 21, 2018 CET | From | Zentrumspartei | To | Debating the Police Freedom Act (4381) |
| Message | Granting such freedoms to the police not only restricts people's right to privacy, but would also make the police force uncontrollable. I fear that this will set a very dangerous precedent if this bill were to pass. Alexander Kern, Bundesminister für Justiz |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 33 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 566 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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