Israel Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai spoke with B’Chadrei Chareidim about the shocking incident in which an elderly Chareidi couple was knocked over by a water cannon.
“Like everyone else in Israel, I saw the video,” Shabtai added. “I won’t comment on my opinion at the moment as the issue is under investigation. The district commander made a decision to suspend the operator of the water cannon until the completion of the investigation.”
The reporter asked: “Perhaps the disadvantages of the water cannon outweigh the benefits?”
“I don’t agree,” Shabtai responded. “This is the main tool we have in mass incidents of public disorder when we don’t want to use more aggressive tools. I say again, it’s forbidden to deviate from the rules of use and this topic will be examined.”
The couple who was knocked over is in the process of filing a lawsuit against the police.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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2 Responses
They should sue but likely the suit will not accomplish any significant result! Although they didn’t intend to but they were in an area that required this type of police operation. I feel awful for them but the courts will likely rule that they were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Unfortunate!
Israeli police are brutes.