Tania Kambouri

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Tania Kambouri ( Greek Τάνια Καμπούρη , born 1983 in Bochum ) is a German police officer of Greek descent. She is the author of the book Deutschland im Blaulicht - Emergency Call of a Policewoman published in October 2015 , which was number 1 on the Spiegel bestseller list for four weeks , was widely received in the media and initiated discussions about the behavior of migrants towards police officers in Germany.

Life

Tania Kambouri grew up as the daughter of Greek parents in the Bochum district of Hamme . Together with a friend of Turkish descent , after completing secondary school , she decided, against the advice of her teachers, to continue her education at the grammar school. Then she realized her long-cherished career dream and became a police officer.

Letter to the editor and reactions

After Kambouri had repeatedly been insulted and insulted by people with a migration background while on duty , she wrote a letter to the editor at the end of 2013 to the journal of the Police Union (GdP) to supplement the article by a Berlin social scientist with experiences from her own professional life. During her ten years on patrol , she reported that she and her colleagues were confronted daily with criminal migrants, most of them Muslims, who showed no respect for the police. The disrespect starts in childhood.

She can understand statements from her German friends and colleagues that they no longer feel at home in their own country. She herself no longer feels comfortable as a migrant because of the overwhelming number of foreign offenders in many parts of the city. Only because of her own migrant background can she express these things publicly at all. The German colleagues were reluctant to express their opinion, "because the old story with the Nazis begins immediately." The Germans would have put a "muzzle" on themselves with such questions and gave criminal migrants every freedom. It is shocking that in the meantime, supervisors have also advised not to report charges of insult , resistance or bodily harm against offenders of foreign origin, because that would only cause trouble. It should not be the case that police officers fear that they will be sanctioned for every lawful measure taken against criminal migrants. Nor should it be that people who did not respect the Basic Law and formed a parallel society could do what they wanted in Germany. This can only be stopped with fines, cuts or cancellation of all aid by the state or prison. In her experience, a "gentle line" does not bring anything.

According to the GdP chairman Oliver Malchow, the letter received an "overwhelming response". Many police officers from all over Germany contacted the magazine, most of them praised Kambouri's courage and confirmed their statements. A few expressed themselves critically, saw "Stammtisch slogans" in the discussion or called for more prevention instead of tougher sanctions . In March 2014, Kambouri took part in a discussion with the North Rhine-Westphalian Interior Minister Ralf Jäger during the GdP's state delegates' conference in Dortmund and, to the applause of around 450 colleagues, called for more backing from politics. In another article for the GdP magazine, Kambouri made it clear that she wanted to achieve something positive for the country and get politicians and judges to think about the problems mentioned before they got worse.

Many newspapers reported about their participation in Dortmund and talk shows asked about an appearance. Kambouri was initially reluctant to appear in front of a broader public because she wanted to continue her police profession. A publisher offered her to write a book about her experiences, but made further public appearances a condition. Eventually she agreed, as the public had to be made aware of the problems in order for something to change.

Book publication and response

In October 2015, Kambouri published the book Germany in Blue Light - Emergency Call of a Policewoman .

Christoph Elflein, Frank Lehmkuhl, Axel Spilcker and Marco Wisniewski judged in Focus that the book reads like an accusation against an integration policy that went wrong in parts and a wake-up call to all those who did not want to hear such unpleasant truths. Also Reiner Burger called the book in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung a wake up call. Sentences like "If we fail to do that, instead let ourselves be blinded by social romantics and cultural relativists for longer, or if we approach the problems only half-heartedly, our society is facing an inner ordeal" reminded us a little of Thilo Sarrazin , but Kambouri distances himself from him and instead calls Heinz Buschkowsky and Kirsten Heisig as their benchmarks. Kristian Frigelj wrote in Die Welt that the book was “to a certain extent a taboo break,” because it relentlessly tells that Muslim migrants in particular are attacking state power, and that it is even more explosive because the issue of integration has become particularly urgent in Europe from 2015 due to the refugee crisis .

Matthias Bertsch called it an ambivalent book on Deutschlandfunk . It brings to light the dark side of the immigration society, about which the progressive and tolerant part of society prefers to remain silent. But it hardly offers an answer on how the integration of Muslims can be better designed. It is not an academic book, but a field report from the perspective of a person who has also spoken to numerous colleagues. The problems of the multicultural society are described as “as vivid as they are drastic” and some clichés are used, especially about Muslim migrants.

Shortly after publication, the book reached number 1 on the Spiegel bestseller list in the paperback non-fiction category and stayed there for four weeks. Kambouri gave a series of interviews for newspapers, television and radio. She also appeared on the talk shows Menschen bei Maischberger , Markus Lanz , Hart aber fair and Maybrit Illner . On her appearance at Hart aber Fair , Arno Frank commented in the Spiegel that Kambouri is not campaigning for votes or understanding and does not want to meet right-wing resentment or good-humane expectations, but rather name a grievance that she sees.

The book was later published in Dutch and Slovak .

controversy

Kambouri was criticized for her claim, made at the end of 2015, that the BKA was falsifying or glossing over figures on refugee crime because they were “politically undesirable” or “not to stir up fear in the public”, as she was unable to provide any evidence. The BKA immediately rejected the allegations and Kambouri described the statements made in early 2016 as "unhappy".

In November 2018, Kambouri reiterated her statements about migrant crime. Migrant young men and migrants from Africa and the Middle East continued to be the most troublesome problem for the police, and the number is increasing. If you don't want to lose control of entire neighborhoods, all the authorities would have to work together and "finally show toughness (..) But the reality is: We are always being intimidated, humiliated and sold for stupid."

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  1. ↑ a b c Reiner Burger: Policewoman complains of aggression: More respect! Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, September 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b Reiner Burger: Delinquent Migrants: A Question of Lack of Respect , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, April 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ Friederike Schröter: Migranten: Bruder oder Verräter , Die Zeit, April 15, 2014 (with a link to Tania Kambouri's letter to the editor to the GdP magazine in the original).
  4. ↑ Christoph Asche: Outcry from the police - young policewoman criticizes aggressive Muslims , The Huffington Post, April 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ Kristian Frigelj: Where officials are targets in uniform , Die Welt, April 15, 2014.
  6. ↑ Bernd Dörries: Violence against police officers: "We are losing power and respect" , Süddeutsche Zeitung, April 4, 2014.
  7. ↑ Amelie Breitenhuber: Insults and violence: patrol officer describes her shocking everyday life. Focus, October 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ Christoph Elflein, Frank Lehmkuhl, Axel Spilcker, Marco Wisniewski: Anarchy on the streets , Focus, October 18, 2015.
  9. ↑ Kristian Frigelj: The cry of a young policewoman , Die Welt, October 5, 2015.
  10. ↑ Matthias Bertsch: Experiences of a policewoman: "This violence mostly comes from young Muslims" , Deutschlandfunk, December 7, 2015.
  11. ↑ Tania Kambouri replaces Giulia Enders as No. 1: wake-up call at the top , book report , October 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ Deutschland im Blaulicht - Placements Paperback non-fiction book , book report. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  13. ↑ Amelie Breitenhuber: Interview on "Notruf" book strip police officer: "Suddenly we were faced with an angry mob" , Focus, October 6, 2015.
  14. ↑ Jessica Kuschnik: Interview with police officer Tania Kambouri: "Violence often emanates from young Muslims" , Rheinische Post Online, October 7, 2015.
  15. ↑ Sarah Brasack: Policewoman Tania Kambouri on insults: "Slut" or "Bullenf ..." are the order of the day , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, October 7, 2015.
  16. ↑ Christiane Geier: Book about difficult everyday life - police officer unpacks: "They call me a traitor" , Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine, November 1, 2015.
  17. ↑ Nicole Stern: German police officer: "We are experiencing a reverse racism" , Die Presse, October 14, 2015.
  18. ↑ Heinrich Wefing: Violence in Germany: “I don't talk to you. Send a man over ” , Die Zeit, January 16, 2016.
  19. ↑ Interview in Mittagsmagazin , ZDF, October 12, 2015.
  20. ↑ Interview with N24 , October 12, 2015.
  21. ↑ Interview on breakfast television , Sat1, October 14, 2015.
  22. ↑ Unsuccessful integration: Emergency call from a "bull bitch": Policewoman Tania Kambouri in conversation with Christian Rabhansl , Deutschlandradio Kultur, December 5, 2015.
  23. ↑ Zozan Mönch in conversation with Tania Kambouri ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , WDR. Retrieved December 12, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.funkhauseuropa.de
  24. ↑ Police: “We are losing sovereignty on the street” , Tania Kambouri in conversation with Christoph Heinemann, Deutschlandfunk, October 2, 2015.
  25. ↑ Speaking time with Tania Kambouri: outcry from a policewoman ( memento of the original from December 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , WDR5, October 13, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wdr5.de
  26. ↑ Links to recordings of the programs under web links .
  27. ↑ Arno Frank: “Hard but fair” on the refugee crisis: The right guests are finally speaking , Spiegel online, November 10, 2015.
  28. ↑ Tania Kambouri: “Germany in the blue light: emergency call of a policewoman” in German, Dutch and Slovak at Amazon.com .
  29. ↑ Felix Laurenz: Policewoman rows back after allegation of forgery against BKA. www.derwesten.de, January 4, 2016
  30. ↑ Jörg Diehl, Ansgar Siemens: Immigration and Crime This is how police officers assess the security situation , Spiegel online, November 18, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Kambouri, Tania
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German police officer of Greek descent
DATE OF BIRTH 1983
PLACE OF BIRTH Bochum