Over the last one or two years, there's been an increase in killings by youngsters in Stockholm. At least it feels that way. It could be that the media is reporting it more loud and frequently than before, but I don't think so. I actually believe that there's been an increase.
Just a few days ago it happened again. Two men were killed, for no real reason (if there is ever a reason). Two boys got in to an argument with them in a bar. Bouncers forced the two boys to leave. But instead of going home, the boys waited outside until the two men also left the bar, and they killed them. They just ran them over with their car.
My husband knew one of the men that were killed, and told me that he was the sweetest and most humble guy who, ironically (if you can call it that), worked against violence. I feel for my husband and for all the family and friends that's been left mourning and asking: "Why?"
This increase of young people turning in to murderers makes me sad. And it makes me too wonder "Why?". Why is this happening in Sweden now? Are young people today much more lost in the world, lost in their own identity (or lack of identity)? Where are we going wrong? What can we do to go right instead?
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Actually if you read the papers now, you might see that the police think it was an accident.
The two guys who were killed were not in a fight or argument before...
thats the latest anyway.
And no I do not think there is more violence than before. A lot of it is media.
Kids were much more violent when I was younger and they were armed a lot more than now.
I hadn't read that. That's good news in a way. One less incident to add to the "list of violence". Even though, of course, it doesn't make much of a difference to family and friends.
Maybe you're right about the media and the reports on violence. As I wrote, that could be the case.
I can't say if kids were more violent and armed a lot more before, or not. As I'm not a kid anymore I really can't compare. Also I did grow up in a very non violent place, as you know :)
Recently read in the newspaper though, that Brå says that violence by kids has not increased. But the hospitals says the opposite. They say that it's increased by 25 %, and that the reason for Brå not including it in their reports is because Brå only base their statistics on incidents reported to the police.
Hopefully you're right though, because all the murders the last year/s is really depressing.
I recommend the book "Lasermannen" by Gellert Tamas. I always blame the government. And the government blames schools and schools blame parents and parents blame their children and children put the blame on each other.
But I blame the government.
Frida, I agree, great book that one. Couldn't put it away when I was reading it.
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