I tend to refrain from posting stuff on Facebook when it comes to my profession as a police officer. However, I choose to make an exception this time.
Feeling an extremely great frustration, anger, abandonment and above all a concern about what the hell our society looks like and where we are heading - what are our politicians doing about the development that is happening and has been going on for a long time? Something needs to be done immediately and I really feel enough is enough now!!
What all people in society need to understand, is that the police DO NOT interfere in what people and groups have for this type of opinion. The police are completely objective. The police are there to uphold the Swedish democratic society - that is, everyone's right to say what they want and implement their opinions. As long as opinion is NOT judged as a crime. (Hets against a group of people)
Then you can think what you want about the viewpoint being implemented. It is the responsibility of the politicians to make changes in how certain parts should be interpreted, since there is now a state for one person - in this case Rasmus Paludan, a right-wing person with opinions on Islam - to burn a Quran in the middle of e tt area where most of them is of muslim origin.
Anyway, do you live in Sweden where the freedom of demonstration is so strong, you should respect this exact thing regardless of your own opinion. If you don't respect that, then it is optional not to live in Sweden. This applies to everyone, regardless of your origin.
The sick thing in everything that is going on now in Sweden is that questions are turned against the police, why the Police don't do anything?? !! Why do the police approve the permit??!! Once again, the Police follows Swedish legislation and cannot refuse an application to demonstrate - unless there are conditions to give rejection.
Once again, the responsibility lies with the POLITICIANS.
Then the Police are questioned why they don't prevent such events ?! But for real, in Örebro last Friday we were met by a hundred people, people who together went to attack Police with streets, objects that are on fire and thrown at us, kicks and beats, people who want to hurt the police / us. Is it the responsibility of the Police that it should not be so? Or lies the responsibility of the people who live in society not to behave with complete lack of everything regarding sympathy, empathy and respect for something?
All the mass media and people criticizing the Police for this can RESIGN. Read on and do it again and do it right!!
Now for this Friday's events. I want to share my own experiences, so that you can understand the situation. How incredibly bad it is and how exactly reality looks.
Then a lot of people have reached out to me asking how I’m feeling, thank you for that 🙏💙❤️
After the circumstances, I still feel OK.
I've soon been working as a police officer for 16 years and the incident last Friday undoubtedly beats everything I've been through in all the bad terms. Worked during Friday, 21.5 hours, 08-05.30.... First in Rinkeby then on to Örebro.
In Rinkeby we meet at the beginning of annoyed people. Most of them are anyway- there and then reasonable- but it transition pretty quickly to violence, stone pelting, where about 100-150 people go to attack the Police. Throwing stones, where you throw big street stones at Police. The sick thing about this is that even women, in their 40-60s throw stones at us, their own children do the same.. How the hell are you supposed to handle such a situation? Hit a batong on a 12 year old?
Lots of big stones and other debris thrown at us. I could write a novel about the incident but I'll stay there. We still managed ok in Rinkeby. Was hit by several stones but the protective equipment around the body and the helmet caused no serious injuries.
After the incident in Rinkeby, we have to quickly hurry to Örebro where the same person should have a demonstration of a similar character - that is, burn the Quran.
What we meet there cannot be described. Total chaos and total disaster. Several hundred people are going to attack the Police. The majority of injured colleagues with leg fractures, jaw fractures, I myself was hit by probably 10-20 stones on my back, arms, legs and on the head. Fortunately, it ended with only pain in several places when the protective gear and helmet took the worst blow.
What we meet in Örebro are people who get street stones driven to them in cars. Stones and objects in quantities. Stones that are hacked up and broken, so they get washed. Thus objects that can cause life-threatening damage. Absolutely sickening. In other words, we talk about attempted murder. If these stones meet Police/us, there may be life-threatening injuries.
At one point I'm sitting on the police bus. (Picture below) Longest in front of the place we tried to block off with the vehicles. We are attacked by several hundred people with stones, iron skewers, debris and more. It hails stones and objects towards the bus and finally someone manages to break the door to the bus. I sit alone on the bus and have to do anything to make me happy. All the colleagues have - at risk of their lives - taken protection behind the buses...
I can't drive forward because there's a scrap and fence in front of the bus, I also can't back when my colleagues are behind the bus.
Several colleagues are shooting warning shots - without hardly getting a reaction. A person even runs in front of colleagues and screams "shoot me, shoot me". Absolutely absurd and surreal.
On several occasions, the door to the police bus is torn up where I sit and it is thrown in the streets.
My only option is to pull my gun on the bus , knock me out and it was very close to me shooting in the middle of the crowd. Got several stones in my head and body but still managed ok.
It ends with a dozen injured colleagues where several are seriously injured , four police buses are burned up - all because the police tried to protect democracy in Sweden ....
An event like this cannot be repeated in text.
What do I want to say about this?
Our politicians need to wake up. If you pray like this, there must be a consequence. That's enough now.
There must be more police officers who can uphold Swedish law. People can't behave any way - where the lack of police keeps them from getting arrested and prosecuted.
Tougher punishment must be imposed, where a person who commits such crimes and actions also have consequences. A strong mark.
Another big question, where are the parents of the young people who behave like this? Start taking responsibility for yourself.
But these are just a few of the measures that need to be taken...
What I'm grateful for is that after all, I and my colleagues came home with life.
I also feel great pride that Swedish police 👮 ♀️ stands at the forefront and works for the safety of society and for the freedom of speech that exists in Sweden. And for those of you who question this - look at what it looks like in many countries in the outside world. Do you want it to be the same in Sweden?
Now I'm going to rest up and take care of my body 💙
I tend to refrain from posting stuff on Facebook when it comes to my profession as a police officer. However, I choose to make an exception this time.
Feeling an extremely great frustration, anger, abandonment and above all a concern about what the hell our society looks like and where we are heading - what are our politicians doing about the development that is happening and has been going on for a long time? Something needs to be done immediately and I really feel enough is enough now!!
What all people in society need to understand, is that the police DO NOT interfere in what people and groups have for this type of opinion. The police are completely objective. The police are there to uphold the Swedish democratic society - that is, everyone's right to say what they want and implement their opinions. As long as opinion is NOT judged as a crime. (Hets against a group of people) Then you can think what you want about the viewpoint being implemented. It is the responsibility of the politicians to make changes in how certain parts should be interpreted, since there is now a state for one person - in this case Rasmus Paludan, a right-wing person with opinions on Islam - to burn a Quran in the middle of e tt area where most of them is of muslim origin.
Anyway, do you live in Sweden where the freedom of demonstration is so strong, you should respect this exact thing regardless of your own opinion. If you don't respect that, then it is optional not to live in Sweden. This applies to everyone, regardless of your origin. The sick thing in everything that is going on now in Sweden is that questions are turned against the police, why the Police don't do anything?? !! Why do the police approve the permit??!! Once again, the Police follows Swedish legislation and cannot refuse an application to demonstrate - unless there are conditions to give rejection.
Once again, the responsibility lies with the POLITICIANS.
Then the Police are questioned why they don't prevent such events ?! But for real, in Örebro last Friday we were met by a hundred people, people who together went to attack Police with streets, objects that are on fire and thrown at us, kicks and beats, people who want to hurt the police / us. Is it the responsibility of the Police that it should not be so? Or lies the responsibility of the people who live in society not to behave with complete lack of everything regarding sympathy, empathy and respect for something? All the mass media and people criticizing the Police for this can RESIGN. Read on and do it again and do it right!!
Now for this Friday's events. I want to share my own experiences, so that you can understand the situation. How incredibly bad it is and how exactly reality looks. Then a lot of people have reached out to me asking how I’m feeling, thank you for that 🙏💙❤️
After the circumstances, I still feel OK.
I've soon been working as a police officer for 16 years and the incident last Friday undoubtedly beats everything I've been through in all the bad terms. Worked during Friday, 21.5 hours, 08-05.30.... First in Rinkeby then on to Örebro. In Rinkeby we meet at the beginning of annoyed people. Most of them are anyway- there and then reasonable- but it transition pretty quickly to violence, stone pelting, where about 100-150 people go to attack the Police. Throwing stones, where you throw big street stones at Police. The sick thing about this is that even women, in their 40-60s throw stones at us, their own children do the same.. How the hell are you supposed to handle such a situation? Hit a batong on a 12 year old? Lots of big stones and other debris thrown at us. I could write a novel about the incident but I'll stay there. We still managed ok in Rinkeby. Was hit by several stones but the protective equipment around the body and the helmet caused no serious injuries.
After the incident in Rinkeby, we have to quickly hurry to Örebro where the same person should have a demonstration of a similar character - that is, burn the Quran. What we meet there cannot be described. Total chaos and total disaster. Several hundred people are going to attack the Police. The majority of injured colleagues with leg fractures, jaw fractures, I myself was hit by probably 10-20 stones on my back, arms, legs and on the head. Fortunately, it ended with only pain in several places when the protective gear and helmet took the worst blow. What we meet in Örebro are people who get street stones driven to them in cars. Stones and objects in quantities. Stones that are hacked up and broken, so they get washed. Thus objects that can cause life-threatening damage. Absolutely sickening. In other words, we talk about attempted murder. If these stones meet Police/us, there may be life-threatening injuries. At one point I'm sitting on the police bus. (Picture below) Longest in front of the place we tried to block off with the vehicles. We are attacked by several hundred people with stones, iron skewers, debris and more. It hails stones and objects towards the bus and finally someone manages to break the door to the bus. I sit alone on the bus and have to do anything to make me happy. All the colleagues have - at risk of their lives - taken protection behind the buses... I can't drive forward because there's a scrap and fence in front of the bus, I also can't back when my colleagues are behind the bus.
Several colleagues are shooting warning shots - without hardly getting a reaction. A person even runs in front of colleagues and screams "shoot me, shoot me". Absolutely absurd and surreal. On several occasions, the door to the police bus is torn up where I sit and it is thrown in the streets.
My only option is to pull my gun on the bus , knock me out and it was very close to me shooting in the middle of the crowd. Got several stones in my head and body but still managed ok. It ends with a dozen injured colleagues where several are seriously injured , four police buses are burned up - all because the police tried to protect democracy in Sweden .... An event like this cannot be repeated in text.
What do I want to say about this?
Our politicians need to wake up. If you pray like this, there must be a consequence. That's enough now.
There must be more police officers who can uphold Swedish law. People can't behave any way - where the lack of police keeps them from getting arrested and prosecuted. Tougher punishment must be imposed, where a person who commits such crimes and actions also have consequences. A strong mark. Another big question, where are the parents of the young people who behave like this? Start taking responsibility for yourself. But these are just a few of the measures that need to be taken... What I'm grateful for is that after all, I and my colleagues came home with life.
I also feel great pride that Swedish police 👮 ♀️ stands at the forefront and works for the safety of society and for the freedom of speech that exists in Sweden. And for those of you who question this - look at what it looks like in many countries in the outside world. Do you want it to be the same in Sweden? Now I'm going to rest up and take care of my body 💙
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I'm sorry you went through that, and pray that your country organizes itself so that this will not happen more.
Arresting and punishing the violent offenders would be a good start.
severe punishment