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“Public Security Police”. It’s in the name. Literally. “Security”. Yes, a police are supposed to guarantee, transmit and be a security officer.
It is supposed to tell children that when they have a problem they can speak and ask for help to that gentleman blue. It is not, on the contrary, to convey the idea that when we see “that gentleman in blue” it is better to escape.
Of course, the last thing we should feel when we are surrounded by authority agents is insecurity – it would be a contrast.
However, sometimes this insecurity exists. Why?
The last two weekends were marked by episodes of police violence that staining (what should be) the football party.
On the night of the 24th, A Sporting fan lost an eyeafter being hit by a rubber bullet in a police action not related to the victim.
Bernardo toast28, was hospitalized for over a week at the São José Hospital in Lisbon. Was discharged earlier this week and gave an interview this Tuesday, where Asks you to do justice. “I feel frustration and revolt. I want justice to be done, for the author to be identified, because this cannot happen again,” he said.
The young man, who was in the Saldanha area when he was hit, says that waiting for a possible police action sought to move away from the confusion. I just didn’t expect a rubber bullet to be right toward his left eye.
“I wasn’t even going to be close to the bus, because I knew the intervention body was going start giving with the cassette to everyone to make your way (…) Last year this happened to me, so this year I wasn’t going to be with the bus. It was not even at the front line, I was really away of them, and I start to hear the shots and Out of nowhere I feel a right shot in my eye“He reported.
President Frederico Varandas moved to São José Hospital to visit Bernardo Topa.
The leonine adept was hit by a rubber bullet fired by PSP and lost vision of the left eye.
Well Sporting, all that is done is little for tremendous injustice and pain.
— Sporting CP Adeptos 🏆🏆 (@Sporting_CPAdep)
The PSP’s direction-national direction justified that, there was a need to intervene by the Special Police Unit (UEP), to cease the pyrotechnic pyrotechnics throwing (firefighting batteries) in the police direction.
“Blind authoritarianism”
A week later, the police “returned to the cargo” in the Portuguese Cup final.
There is several reports of unjustified police violence in Jamorthis Sunday, in the game that led Sporting to the conquest of the 18th Cup of Portugal.
One of these cases is that of Miguel Santos. The sportinguist fan says that, even before the game, he was making room for a lady who had been badly felt. He touched a police for help. The “help” was a cassetteed on the head.
Miguel fainted immediately, was taken to São Francisco Xavier Hospital, took 7 points on his head and did not see the game.
“Confuse authority with abuse, confuse shield uniform for violence“, He wrote on social networks, referring to the police.
“Where there should be celebration, there are cassettes. Where there should be songs and colors, there is fear. There is no fair play when Who should maintain order is the first to sow hatred (…) There are those who insist on dragging this party and this joy to the floor, dirty with the weight of a Blind Authority And who doesn’t know how to deal with power, ”he accused.
“It crashed me, but it could have been to a child, an elderly man or the woman I was trying to help, for me unknown but a life and someone we should always take care of. One for others. The ticket that allowed me to get in with the remains of the ‘Cup Party’,” he showed in the publication.
“Last week Bernardo, today me and tomorrow you can be you (…) the PSP (Police of Public Security) does not live up to the name. We don’t need police that attack, we need police that protect. We don’t need war on the streets, we need a party in the benches. ”
In an interview with SIC, Miguel Santos says the Police still threatened to hit the father“Told by them, because I was not awake.” “The police entered the midst of the people soon with the stick in hand, beat in the arms and legs … I heard a lot of reports even before this happens to me.”
A fan who was present in Jamor told Zap that at one point, still out of the stadium, he asked – “calmly and thoughtfully” – to a police the reason why security forces were acting so aggressively against peaceful people. The answer came from cassette …
Inside, the police were not tolerant again, in the ‘usual invasions’ to the Jamor track at the time of the goals.
Yesterday was another day where police violence was present, the alleged day of the “Cup Party” a small example of what is set recorded by. May justice be done against these barbarians who say security forces. 🤡
– Galvão 🇳🇬 (@_diogogalvao_)
The videos and reports contradict the police that the police made of that dayhaving given only “two injuries with burns (…) maintaining a preventive, dialogue and facilitating performance of the intentions of fans”.
Last year, also in Jamor, in the Portuguese Cup final that opposed FC Porto and Sporting, the fans complained about the “exaggerated police action”.
Explain me, even if the video is short, what is the reason for the shot by this police officer in the Portuguese Cup final in Jamor?
(The video came to me by WhatsApp, I don’t know the source)
– Leo Bench🦁 (@bancadeleao)
There are many images that are coming from the exaggerated performance of the police on Sunday in Jamor. We cannot shut up before this!
If you have more information or videos send us!
– +FC Porto (@maisfcporto)
This article focused only on cases recently experienced within the football world. But the examples of Police violence in Portugal They are much more comprehensive than that – some of which are well.
In, the US State Department highlighted by negative the volume of complaints related to the Excessive use of force by police in Portugalin your annual report on human rights.
In, UN experts warned of the racist police violence in Portugal.
It is always important to remember that the police are at the service of the law, fulfill it and make it comply. But it is not above it.
