Sweden’s prime minister on Thursday said that he’s summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces can help police deal with an unprecedented crime wave that has shocked the country with almost daily shootings and bombings.

Getting the military involved in crime-fighting would be a highly unusual step for Sweden, underscoring the severity of the gang violence that has claimed a dozen lives across the country this month, including teenagers and innocent bystanders.

Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said that he would meet with the armed forces’ supreme commander and the national police commissioner on Friday to explore “how the armed forces can help police in their work against the criminal gangs.”

  • Squizzy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Oh man you called for American policing and hen said it is heavy handed, you don’t know what you want you just know the viewpoint you want to hold and to convince others to have without having the knowledge to get people to share that view point.

    I have no interest in having a discussion with someone calling for militarised policing ie American style law enforcement.

    • SwagaliciousSR@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I want heavy handed policing regarding organized crime in Sweden.

      Wtf about that is hard to understand?

      Then why say all that lol?