He calls the position of the mayor, who believes that the monopoly on violence should remain with the police, outdated. “The monopoly of violence does not lie with the police, but with the government. They have allocated it to the police and defense, but also to boas. That possibility has long been in the legislation.”
Boas are allowed to use weapons, but mayor Dijksma does not want it in Utrecht: ‘Violence monopoly is for the police’
