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[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 year ago

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

Wonderful.

[-] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 18 points 1 year ago

Far right populists at work.

Trading freedom for security already.

[-] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] shapesandstuff@feddit.de 1 points 1 year 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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