“Campania” Crime Prevention Department, no tasers in off-site services. An incomprehensible choice that requires urgent intervention from the PS Department.

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Rome, 27 May 2024

MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
SECRETARIAT OF THE DEPARTMENT
STATE POLICE UNION RELATIONS OFFICE

OBJECT: “Campania” Crime Prevention Department, no taser in off-site services – An incomprehensible choice that requires urgent intervention from the PS Department.

The introduction of the electric pulse gun among the equipment of the State Police personnel operating on the road, strongly supported by this trade union organization and the current Government, turned out to be a more than right choice.
The taser has proven itself, countless times since its recent debut, as an extraordinary safety tool to defend policemen in the event of particular operational situations.
The decision, which appears to have been taken by the management of the “Campania” Crime Prevention Department, to prohibit its provision to its crews commanded off-site in territorial control services is therefore perplexing.
With the attached letter, our Provincial Secretariat of Naples intervened with the manager of the aforementioned RPC, requesting confirmation of the veracity of the reports received by the Union regarding a ban on carrying the electric pulse weapon in the case of services outside headquarters… as well as to provide clarifications regarding this choice “which is both incorrect and highly dangerous”.
In consideration of the high value of the above instrument for the purposes of safeguarding the safety of Police operators, we believe, however, that this Department must also be made aware of the prohibition underlined above, and contested by us, and must ask for an account of this decision which certainly goes against the intentions of the Central Administration and the desire of the current Government to guarantee State Police personnel the greatest possible protection.
Clearly we expect that the intervention of this Office will lead to an immediate resolution of the problem and that our colleagues from the RPC “Campania” will once again be able to always take advantage of the electric pulse gun… even in services in other locations.
While awaiting your kind urgent response, we would like to take this opportunity to send you our warmest regards.

The National Secretariat of COISP

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