Minister calls police behaviour 'unsettling, unethical, unacceptable, and illegal'.
Police cars and an ambulance stand in front of the entrance to a building on Storgatan in central Malmo, Sweden 11 October 2010. EPA/ANDREAS HILLERGREN SWEDEN OUT
Outrage erupted in Sweden after revelations that police in Skane county have kept a record of thousands of Roma people, many of whom have never committed crimes. The list, reportedly labelled "itinerants", appears to be based solely on ethnic background and includes 1000 children, some as young as two years old.
The police in Skane say they will launch an investigation into the registry, which may break several laws. The state may be required
to pay $6.2 to $12.5 million (40 to 80 million Swedish kronor) in
damages over the registry if the police are found to be in violation of
certain laws.
SOURCE: AL JAZEERA
COMMENTS ON THE POST
Alexandru PredaThere are lots of roma (gypsies) in my city, I lived with them around all my life and though this comment may not appeal to everybody, I must say I agree with the Swedish police. It's simply a matter of containment and preparation, they are just cautious.
Duncan Laing · Follow · Whitfield High School, Dundeeohh OK! ... so Muslim fundamentalists are actively supported and Sweden passes them selves off as tolerant and fair .. then you hold lists of 2 year old's and just because they are Gypsies?? .. HYPOCRITES!!
Yacine Lalouche · Admissions Representative at 1885 west broadwayBODY I GUESS ENGLISH IT'S YOUR LANGUAGE OR NOT EDUCATED ENOUGH . JUST TO CORRECT YOU FUNDAMENTALIST (MUSLIM , JEWISH ,CHRISTIAN )THAT'S WHO PRAY AND FOLLOW THE THE BOOK BUT (EXTREMIST).
IS THE WORD YOU SHOULD USE OK .WHAT YOU HAVE AGAINS MUSLIMS? WHY YOU HAD TO BRING IT OUT
Donna Schwarz-Nielsen · Follow · Top Commenter · FethiyeI wouldn't care if the police kept a record of me. If I don't do anything wrong then I've got nothing to worry about.
Federico OrtuYour example doesn't apply to this case.
You should have said "I wouldn't care if the police kept a record of me ONLY"
Because that is the problem. They did not keep a record of everybody (which would be another issue), but only of a certain category of people (Roma).
Christopher Buczek · Top Commenter
Tata Simo OgbuefiI can imagine what a record they would keep for black people of African descent.
