Friday, April 1, 2011

Stadium security: explosive detection dogs, scanners, and prison sentences

Again, the association with home advantage. Each club is required to appoint a security officer. This is according to security policies of the German Football Federation (DFB) out. The safety officer must analyze the situation with law enforcement authorities before the Games. No. Last year, the security authorities were indications that terrorists are planning an attack in Germany.

Then the police used at the Games of the 1st FC Nuremberg, and explosive detection dogs searched the stadium in Leverkusen. FC Schalke 04 for the first time vehicles were inspected of the fans. Last February, the police found in the stadium of Hamburg SV three smoke bombs. They were unknown before the derby against FC St.? Tinkered Pauli and hidden in the seated area of the guest block.

At the entrance of each stadium keys folder from the visitors. They search for weapons, drugs and even after everyday objects that could be thrown on the pitch. In women's handbags, they are often perfume bottles, which must be given. At Hertha BSC Berlin used the security forces of its popular hand-held scanner checks at airports.

With the equipment they check that viewers want to smuggle something into the shoes, underwear and bags into the stadium. Who controls can not be denied, to the stadium. Part of the security service is placed in the interior. The women and men stand or sit in front of the lower ring, facing the audience.

Other folders are distributed in the stadium. During the game, the police informed their command post on the site of a stadium. All information and messages converge. Inside the stadium, cameras are installed, which send their images to the command post. The high-resolution devices can be zoomed, that are extremely sharp razor single facial images.

At the 2006 World Cup in Gelsenkirchen, Arena 96 cameras were installed.? No. 2010 Karsten Rudolph, SPD politician from North Rhine-Westphalia had suggested, give some visitors the entrance to the stadiums to only when they can illuminate a body scanner. Had given rise to the accident at the Bundesliga match against VfL Bochum first? FC Nuremberg, which were eight followers by burning magnesium powder was mostly injured.

The safety category is determined in advance of game days in coordination with the DFB, the German Football League (DFL) and the police. The higher the risk the greater the number of forces. At-risk gamble up to 1,000 officers are deployed. The carrying of pyrotechnic articles such breach not only of the house rules of the operator, but is also an offense or an offense dar.

Therefore, in addition to a nationwide stadium ban threatens at least a substantial fine - in serious cases a prison sentence. In most German states, there are detention cells.

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