Zieschang urges nationwide footstells to protect against violence!

Zieschang urges nationwide footstells to protect against violence!

In Germany, a uniform procedure for the protection of women from domestic violence is to be created. Tamara Zieschang, the Interior Minister of Saxony-Anhalt, calls for a nationwide regulation for electronic ankle cuffs. According to n-tv she emphasizes that such measures are urgently necessary to ensure violence. This requirement can also be found in the coalition agreement of the CDU, CSU and SPD, where the creation of legal bases for the "Spanish model" of the electronic ankle bondage is intended.

The Spanish model has proven itself in practice by combining a anklep for perpetrators with a GPS device that the victim carries with it. In this way, the police can monitor the perpetrator's whereabouts and is alerted if the perpetrator and victims come close to. "I think the Spanish model is a good solution," explains Zieschang and is already looking for state law regulations to support this technology.

First steps in Saxony

This model is apparently already being tested in Saxony. For the first time, a pedestrian based on the Spanish model was used nationwide to protect a woman from her previous ex-husband. According to MDR, the ban on contact and approximation, which was imposed on the perpetrator, is monitored by the ankle. In contrast to other models, no fixed prohibition zones are set up, but the system warns those affected of encounters with the perpetrator in everyday life.

The security network continues to be excited: When an encounter between the victim and the perpetrator, the technology triggers an alarm, which can protect affected women from unexpected situations. Experts report that in Spain in around 13,000 monitored cases, not a single female has been recorded in the past 13 years, which underlines the effectiveness of the system.

Day of violence against women

On the occasion of the international day against violence against women, also known as "Orange Day", organizations such as the Weisse Ring call for the introduction of such technologies for more security. According to the Association Bureau, the electronic anklewells could significantly reduce the number of female female in Germany and increase the feeling of security of women. These ankle cuffs work by monitoring the movements of the perpetrators and thus preventing them preventively.

Despite the encouraging success abroad, there is resistance to the introduction of ankle cuffs in Germany. Critics express concerns about data protection and stigmatization, and politicians like Marco Buschmann have also expressed their doubts. Nevertheless, the backing for a nationwide regulation is increasing, since it shows that technological solutions such as GPS monitoring are already being used successfully in the United States.

The use of such measures could be an important step to better protect women in Germany and to say the fight. As we say: there is something! It remains exciting how the political debate will develop and whether those responsible will have a good knack for a sensible implementation of the ankle cuffs.