The Malmo police gave these guys a pass...kinda reminded them of their pillaging, plundering Viking ancestors.
Posted on 02/08/2009 12:46:25 PM PST by Nachum
Ten people were arrested in connection with a pro-Israel demonstration in Malmö on Sunday. The city's main square was closed as the demo met with anti-Israel protesters.
Around 50 anti-Israel protesters had gathered but they were kept apart from the main demonstration, in front of the city hall on Stortorget, by a police barrier.
The protesters were practically encircled by police but still managed to set off a number of bangers which disturbed the otherwise peaceful demonstration.
Demonstrators displayed a sense of humour with several banners expressing comments on recent events concerning racism and racist stereotyping of some Malmö's residents by members of the police force.
One banner included the text "fucking pigs" (grisajävlar) in response to police comments referring to young people during the December unrest in Malmö suburb Rosengård as "fucking apes" (apejävlar).
"We consider it (the demonstration) to have been managed very well and we had total control," said Lars Håkan Lindholm at Malmö police.
Some of the ten people arrested are suspected of assaulting a police officer and other public order offences.
They only arrested the pro-Israeli demonstrators? But not the anti-Semitic Muslims?
Malmo is one of the most dangerous cities in Europe, with its huge Islamic population....high crime, high welfare, many problems
I may be slow today, but I’m having trouble deciphering who did what and who was arrested? Did the anti-Israeli types set off “bangers”, while they were surrounded by the police? Who got arrested? Why? Who carried the humorous signs?
Sigh.
It's not clear from this article who disturbed the "otherwise peaceful" demonstration, the pro-Israel demonstrators or the anti-Israel counter-demonstrators.
I could hazard a guess, but I'm wondering if this lack of specificity by the author was intentional.
The Malmo police gave these guys a pass...kinda reminded them of their pillaging, plundering Viking ancestors.
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