Rome, 21 January (LaPresse) – ‘We have taken great pains to clarify the real situation regarding security data in our country’ and ‘we have done so because we believe that accurately representing the real state of security to citizens is a source of reassurance’. This was stated by Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi, speaking at the debate on “Citizens” perception of security between the right to privacy, presumption of innocence and the right to information' currently underway in Rome at the Police Academy. "We are proceeding with this new round of regulatory measures partly because it is standard practice for any government to keep the regulatory catalogue up to date in line with the facts that emerge on a daily basis. This does not mean that we are in a state of emergency. The discussion now focuses on the use of knives, especially by young people. This is a problem given the seriousness of some recent incidents, but it is a problem in itself. The data show that there is a downward trend in deaths resulting from the use of knives. Nevertheless, there is cause for alarm, and it is probably not only the crime or the dramatic event that should influence and concern us, but also the fact that we are seeing systematic behaviour within schools of carrying knives, especially among young people attending school. A fact that we must analyse – and there is no stigma or prejudicial assessment – is that this is particularly prevalent among young people from immigrant families. We have to say this because it is a statistical fact. Not to censure a category of citizens who have the same rights as everyone else, but if we are to solve the problems, we must be able to understand where the problem lies,' he stresses. ‘The problem behind these events is sometimes also cultural, educational and training-related,’ Piantedosi points out.
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