Inadequate controls: Despite new security measures, Berlin outdoor pools continue to be susceptible to unauthorized access
Inadequate controls: Despite new security measures, Berlin outdoor pools continue to be susceptible to unauthorized access
The Berlin bathing companies have announced that they make their outdoor pools safer. In addition, new admission rules have been introduced that should apply since Saturday. However, a different picture shows: According to a report on the picture, ID checks were carried out in only two out of five Berlin baths.
At the Prince's Bad in Kreuzberg, a long line was formed in the morning. On this hot day, a lot of people moved into the cool water. Some bathers had already had their ID cards, but only sporadically checks were carried out. Many came into the bathroom without an ID document and pocket control. Also in the Humboldthain outdoor pool and in the Pankow summer pool, controls were not held by all visitors.
Compared to the past, police officers were present in the Prinzenbad on Saturday, both in front of the entrance and indoors. Some bathers had to leave the bathroom prematurely because a group of young people is said to have taken. In discussions on the edge of the pool, the security personnel were able to intervene quickly.
The slide in the prince's pool remained closed on Saturday to disappoint many visitors. The pool companies had announced that it would like to reopen jump towers and slides that were closed due to previous incidents.
In the summer pool on the islander, nobody was left in from 2:30 p.m. A ID check took place here for every visitor, as a security employee reported on site. The situation was similar in the summer pool in Wilmersdorf, a family -friendly traditional swimming pool. There the ID and the bag was checked for every visitor.
As will continue in the Berlin outdoor pools in the near future, it remains to be seen. The Columbiabad is to be opened again on Monday after it was closed for a week due to wrangling and a high level of sick leave.
An inquiry about the current situation with the Berlin baths remained unanswered until the editorial deadline.
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Image source: Paul Zinken/dpa, Michael Körner