Sweden will do whatever it takes, including sending in the army, to end a wave of violence that has seen a string of deadly shootings, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said in Wednesday.
Sweden's murder rate is relatively low in international terms, but gang violence has surged in recent years and Swedes are worried that the police are unable to cope.
In 2016, the latest year for which official statistics are available, 106 people were murdered in Sweden, a country of 10 million.
But Swedish TV reported there were over 300 shootings, mostly in turf battles between gangs over drugs, protection rackets and prostitution.
(Score: 2) by Wootery on Tuesday February 27 2018, @10:48AM (3 children)
Oh come on, you can do better than that, right? It shouldn't be hard to take the intellectual high-ground against an AC.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by aristarchus on Wednesday February 28 2018, @09:36AM (2 children)
Was just setting the nazi bastard up for c0lo to clean his clock. Time's up, racist bastards!
(Score: 2) by Wootery on Wednesday February 28 2018, @10:32AM (1 child)
Weak sauce. Save it for reddit.
(Score: 3, Funny) by aristarchus on Wednesday February 28 2018, @10:49AM
What is a "reddit"? Is it some kind of Swedish food? Not like Lutefisk, I hope.