The proposal is for a Balearic police force like Catalonia's Mossos d'Esquadra. | Reuters
Palma25/08/2017 00:00
On Thursday, David Abril of Més called for the Balearics to have its own police force, one along the lines of Catalonia's Mossos d'Esquadra. He made the call in light of the terrorist incidents in Barcelona and Cambrils, arguing that an autonomous police force would address the "vulnerability" of the Balearics. He considered the management of the national government's delegation in the Balearics (responsible for security) to be insufficient. The level of protection from the state security forces was therefore, in his view, also insufficient.
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Ron, the problem is that Calvia and Palma, run by politicians opposed to central government, blame the National Police and Guardia Civil for the lack of security and disorder and not their own forces. The problem could also lie in the fact that not many are willing to come over for the summer season due to high rents and lack of accommodation. It will be interesting to see what happens after the Catalan independence vote.
The Guardia Civil and the National and SWAT Police here do a magnificent job, because they are not controlled by this useless incompetent government. The towns are controlled by their own Municipal forces. How well they police depends on their budget. Look at how badly Calviá and Palma are policed - lack of security, African prostitutes and lookee lookee men, muggings, drunks, vagrants, trileros, graffiti hooligans. The list could go on and on....
I fail to see how an autonomous police force would be any better than the current forces,yes good management is essential so is the confidence of serving officers in that management but to combat terrorism you need well-trained officers and a lot more of them and that comes down to money.