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[–] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 52 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.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 16 points 2 years ago (18 children)

Far right populists at work.

Trading freedom for security already.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

All countries sacrificed freedom for security already. Privacy has a mandated backdoor.

[–] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Sure, in some cases. Buuut this is a very clear push in a direction that grants the police more power and independence, while restricting freedoms of citizens, especially non-white passing.

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