Sweden’s prime minister has 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.
  • zephyreks@lemmy.mlOPM
    3512·
    2 years ago

    Instead of fixing the root causes of gang violence, Sweden is about to turn itself into a militarized surveillance state.

    Wonderful.

    • ribboo@lemm.eeEnglish
      205·
      2 years ago

      The protection cited in the article is for buildings. Alright? No one is becoming a militarized surveillance state over buildings being protected by the military.

      This is a prime minister wanting to look strong in tough times, not a country becoming a surveillance state.

  • febra@lemmy.world
    52·
    2 years ago

    Sweden’s “leader”… so their president? The title makes it sound like it’s North Korea

      • febra@lemmy.world
        1·
        2 years ago

        That too. I wonder what legal authority the military even has over civilians. Where I come from the military has absolutely no authority, except in times of war and when it comes to protecting the outer borders of the country.

        • lud@lemm.ee
          2·
          2 years ago

          Their authority is very limited but in very specific cases the police can request help for things like terrorism and maybe hostage situations.

          This is basically about the government discussing if they should and could expand the authority of the police to request help.