Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is calling on the military to assist the police with tackling the rise in gang-related violence in the country, as fatal shootings and bombings claimed the lives of 12 people last month.
In the latest move, the Swedish government said on Friday that it would authorize future military assistance to the police, following a meeting between Krisstersson and the heads of both forces on how to reduce violence from organized criminal gangs. It is not yet clear exactly which duties the military will take on.
“The wave of violence is unprecedented in Sweden, but it is also unprecedented in Europe, no other country has a situation like the one we have,” Kristersson commented in a televised speech. “The police cannot do all the work themselves.”
Damn, if only there was a correlation with – perhaps even a causation by – something…
Other forms of deadly violence have gone down almost as much as death related homicides have gone up.
So gangs are just switching methods
All the Swedes I’ve ever met are such nice people! I have several Swedish neighbours here in Catalunya and you can’t ask for better people around. I wonder what’s happening at home. *Feigns surprise and confusion*
I wish we didn’t have such restrictive immigration laws in the EU. We are going through a massive immigration crisis and it can’t be that national governments’ hands are bound due to hyperliberal EU laws and outdated international treaties.
Thats 0.62 per 100k inhabitants. Not that much really.
Proof that gun control doesn’t work. Ah, the Europoor mindset.
Well… 2023 isn’t over yet.
I think they should take more immigrants from 3rd world countries, that might help
What’s with the obsession with Sweden this week, and trying to inflate what are still rather enviable low crime rates into some sort of doomsday sign?
More gun control laws will fix this🤡
Those are rookie numbers, come to SA we just hit an average of 83 per day
Sweden, where son many people have guns… Racks up un gun violence.
Denmark (their neighbor) where almost no one has guns : one of the most peaceful place on Earth.
Obviously it’s not straight simple. Sweden was more peaceful earlier, the wave of gang violence is accountable for that, but the fact remains that the NRA narrative is complete crackpot.
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is calling on the military to assist the police with tackling the rise in gang-related violence in the country, as fatal shootings and bombings claimed the lives of 12 people last month.
In the latest move, the Swedish government said on Friday that it would authorize future military assistance to the police, following a meeting between Krisstersson and the heads of both forces on how to reduce violence from organized criminal gangs. It is not yet clear exactly which duties the military will take on.
“The wave of violence is unprecedented in Sweden, but it is also unprecedented in Europe, no other country has a situation like the one we have,” Kristersson commented in a televised speech. “The police cannot do all the work themselves.”
Damn, if only there was a correlation with – perhaps even a causation by – something…
Other forms of deadly violence have gone down almost as much as death related homicides have gone up.
So gangs are just switching methods
All the Swedes I’ve ever met are such nice people! I have several Swedish neighbours here in Catalunya and you can’t ask for better people around. I wonder what’s happening at home. *Feigns surprise and confusion*
I wish we didn’t have such restrictive immigration laws in the EU. We are going through a massive immigration crisis and it can’t be that national governments’ hands are bound due to hyperliberal EU laws and outdated international treaties.
Thats 0.62 per 100k inhabitants. Not that much really.
Proof that gun control doesn’t work. Ah, the Europoor mindset.
Well… 2023 isn’t over yet.
I think they should take more immigrants from 3rd world countries, that might help
What’s with the obsession with Sweden this week, and trying to inflate what are still rather enviable low crime rates into some sort of doomsday sign?
More gun control laws will fix this🤡
Those are rookie numbers, come to SA we just hit an average of 83 per day
would be more interested in minor crime rates
https://www.google.com/amp/s/abcnews.go.com/amp/US/116-people-died-gun-violence-day-us-year/story%3fid=97382759
Does this number include accidents and suicides?
Sweden, where son many people have guns… Racks up un gun violence.
Denmark (their neighbor) where almost no one has guns : one of the most peaceful place on Earth.
Obviously it’s not straight simple. Sweden was more peaceful earlier, the wave of gang violence is accountable for that, but the fact remains that the NRA narrative is complete crackpot.
If this was from 2010 it would be more meaningful
How is that compared to US? Daily?
Sooo…like normal weekend in USA ? xD