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Sweden's integration minister, Erik Ullenhag, has slammed as "unacceptable" reports that police in Stockholm are stopping people based on the colour of their skin and forcing them to show their IDs.
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It would be extremely hard to implement such kind of check points in countries like Italy, France, and Spain, even UK, where many of native people have black hair, black eyes and some like Italian brown skin; but, in north part of Europe; you can somehow distinguish between insiders and outsiders!
It makes Swedes to be very much aware about their own race 24 hours a day, even in their sleeps!
It was not an accident that Nazism had particular interest in Scandinavians in WWII.
That is discrimination.
The police might want whatever, they have to follow rules too. They are not above the law.
@Children Of Adam
First they came for the socialists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews,
and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew.
Then they came for me,
and there was no one left to speak for me.
proud to be black and tax payer in Sweden but this society never gonna accept me as I dont look like Swedes.,..........:P
Sweden was allied with the Nazis in 1943 this is just a reflection
Volvo and Saab were doing tanks and aircraft engines for the Nazis
It is easier for us not to see any problem in this because it does not affect us. the unlearned people on dis forum failed to realise that times do change. I wonder what we will say if it was jew, gay or a woman. For balcks it is ok to molest them on the road. MARK MY WORDS NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT. especially in a lazy country like sweden where ver soon immigrants will take over the jobs.
Border Control Police have no jurisdiction to detain a person regarding whether or not they have a fare card or not. I am curious as to what type of enforcement powers they posses in matters such as detaining people without fare-cards, perhaps drug trafficking is less important than detaining potential illegals who may not have fare-cards.
It is shocking the head of Border Control believes this is more crucial than stopping drugs and illegals gun.
I have Dark hair and Brown Eyes and was on my first Biz Trip to Sweden when I was 30 years old. I could tell who was Not only Swedish but who was from Stockholm, Malmo, and Gothenburg as well as differentiate between Swedish, Norwegians, Danes and Finnish.
Even though my ancestry is over a millennium up my family tree - I was still spoken to in Every shop and every 7-11 as if I were a Native Swede - In Swedish!
So If I can tell who is from where, I had never been there before (but return numerous times a year now). If a Person walks like a duck, quacks like a duck... It is a Duck!
So stop and searches of people who are obviously Not Swedish, nor Scandinavian, etc... Is perfectly legitimate in my opinion as I can spot the foreigner in the Nordic Countries!
Carrying ID is a requirement and anyone who looks like they might be 'quacking' - should be questioned.
Or a simple way to tell without even asking for ID, Speak to the person in ENGLISH. 100% of Illegal immigrants will Not speak English - they speak say Arabic and Swedish because the state pays for Swedish Courses -but to learn English when it is not required or necessary in their daily life... They will Not speak English.
Called a 'Social Nudge' - the modern way for govt's, police, businesses to discriminate is to Speak to person in English. (or advertise a job that requires English proficiency). Learn to be more adept and the police, border etc will not find themselves in such 'petty' news babble.
Swedish speak perfect English!
So, I'd say, let them speak. It will make them healthier (psychologically) and, eventually, this may ease up the tension they feel. Poor Swedes.
As I understood from the statistics most immigrants (legal or illegal) are from Finland followed closely by Poland, so are hardly like to be of Middle Eastern Appearance.
@Enjoyourlife
Agreed, most newbies who have just fallen of the back of an Albanian Truck are so afraid of being kicked out that they are little more than a bunch of Uncle Toms who simply make it even harder for us 2nd and 3rd generation migrants; for example on one occasion when my father called the police to report a Burglary he was asked to produce his passport before the police would even listen to his complaint. However, don't think for a minuet it's going to be so easy in 20 to 30 years when you have to deal with 2nd and 3rd generation migrants; one way or another we will have equality.