Aggressive alcoholic at the bite attack: police officer seriously injured!
Aggressive alcoholic at the bite attack: police officer seriously injured!
In Eggendorf in the Wiener Neustadt district, on June 26, 2025, there was a worrying incident in which a 72-year-old man seriously injured a police officer. According to Tips , the man had previously consumed several alcoholic beverages in a club restaurant, which increasingly made him aggressive. Ultimately, the police were alerted, and when the officials arrived, the man was unreasonable and tried to attack a policewoman with blows - a procedure that was luckily averted by their quick dodging.
However, the 72-year-old made considerable resistance when he was arrested. He kicked several police officers against the upper body, which led to bruises at one of the officials. During the fuse in the patrol car, he bit another police officer to the right ring finger, which led to a serious injury with almost driven tendon. The injured official had to be operated on in the State Clinic Wiener Neustadt and is now on sick leave. The aggressive man is reported for serious bodily harm, the background of his behavior is currently the subject of ongoing investigations.a sign of increasing violence against police
This escalation is unfortunately not a single story. According to the Federal Center for Political Education , there has been an increasing trend against police officers since the mid-1990s. This can be seen in response to the stricter criminal provisions since 2017, which are intended to increase the protection of the police officers. In 2018, for example, over 38,000 acts of violence against police officers were registered, with an alarming proportion of the perpetrators being male.
But there is often a lack of transparency, and the advertising of police forces remains low. In many cases, the chances of success for advertisements against police protection officers are weak, so that over 90 % of the suspected cases of illegal police violence are discontinued, and charges are only charged in 2 % of cases. This topic is not only important for the civil servants themselves, but also raises serious human rights questions.
The challenges of police work
The effects of such violent events are not only limited to the immediately involved police officers. The Kviapol-Study from Amnesty International that many police officers have difficulty reporting misconduct from colleagues. This means that structural problems cannot be adequately addressed, which ultimately endangers confidence in police work and their legitimacy.
The discussion about police violence and violence against police forces requires a complex understanding. It is not only called after a reform of police work, but also after Stringez in the Enlightenment about human rights. In order to adequately treat the topic, independent investigations or anti-racism training could serve as possible starting points.
As the incident in Eggendorf shows, the challenge of dealing with violence and aggression requires a targeted training by the police in everyday use situations so that such incidents do not become normal. The question remains: How can we create a safer environment for all participants in the future, be it office workers or police officers?
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