Electronic ankle cuffs: protection for women or further illusion?

Electronic ankle cuffs: protection for women or further illusion?

Every day, the life of women in Germany is threatened by an urgent and shocking problem: Every day, a man tries to kill his (ex) partner! This is shattering reality, and on almost every second day it actually happens - as was the last year when 155 women lost their lives through violence.

But is the state really enough for the protection of these women? The answer of the white ring, the largest aid organization for crime victims in Germany, is an alarming “no”! The horror numbers are overwhelming: Despite measures such as rapprochement and contact bans, which many women obtain through the courts, compliance with these bans often remains uncontrolled. In 2023, the authorities recorded astonishing 6,483 violations of these protective orders!

revolutionary petition causes a stir!

In order to change the catastrophic conditions and finally better protect women, the Weisse Ring has started a groundbreaking petition! Under the urgent motto "captivate for the perpetrators, freedom for the victims!", The organization of Federal Minister of Justice Marco Buschmann (FDP) demands the introduction of a legal regulation for the electronic footstorm in Germany.

With this petition, not only signatures are collected - it should build up the political pressure in order to cause real changes. The petition is a call to act to sustainably increase the security of women. An urgent link leads directly to the collection of signatures!

The strong model of Spain

A model that could serve as a model is the so -called Spanish system. Courts there have been electronic ankle cuffs for monitoring rapprochement banks since 2009. Both the perpetrator and the victim wear a GPS device-the perpetrator firmly on the body, the victim like a smartphone. An alarm sounds when the two approach within 500 meters, which enables an immediate police reaction. A progress that contributed to reducing female female by 27 percent in Spain!

"In Spain there is no single death among the participants of the surveillance program," says Dr. Patrick Liesching, deputy federal chairman of the Weissen Ring. He sums it up: "In order to reduce the number of dead in Germany, a federal law regulation is urgently needed! Statistically, electronic surveillance in the past year could have saved life."

The claim is clear: the federal government must work! And this requires support from all sides.

In the past two years, the Weiss Ring has urged the political decision -makers in two fire letters to act urgently. The solution is technically feasible - the prerequisites are met and the devices are even tested.

The Weisse Ring, founded in 1976 in Mainz, always focuses on the well -being of crime victims. With around 3,000 volunteers and over 100,000 sponsors, this organization is the backbone of victim aid in Germany. With all questions of victim aid, she is a respected contact for politics, judiciary and media.