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, @03:08PM (2 children)
So you're the kind of person who looks at something like the Indonesian purge of 1965–1966 [wikipedia.org] and thinks That's just what Europe needs!
You're a troll, of course. I know I shouldn't bother.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 27 2018, @06:54PM (1 child)
Not a troll, just a misanthropist. I truly believe Indonesia is now vastly better than it would be had not the mass killings of people with a very harmful ideology happened.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 27 2018, @09:45PM
You just solidified yourself as an idiot who obviously doesn't pay attention. It saddens me you're probably a citizen of my own country.