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Sweden's leader turns to the military for help as gang violence escalates (apnews.com)

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[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 55 points 2 years ago (20 children)

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

Wonderful.

[–] ribboo@lemm.ee 29 points 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.

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