Posted on 06/18/2008 12:30:43 PM PDT by forkinsocket
Firefighters in Malmö in southern Sweden are demanding police escorts on calls. The firefighters have had enough of threats and violence in some of the city's rougher areas.
After being attacked by stones on a recent call, they are threatening not to take calls to Rosengård without a police escort. They are also demanding shatterproof windows and surveillance cameras on their vehicles.
Bertil Ahlgren, a spokesman at Jägersros fire station where two of the men worked, told TT that their work situation was "completely unacceptable".
The firemen were attacked twice last week during calls in the city's Rosengård suburb.
In one case a youth pelted a fireman with stones, while another fireman was attacked by a barrage of raw eggs. Attila Jensen, district chief for the Jägersros rescue services told TT that they view this very seriously.
"One shouldn't need to find oneself under a stoning attack when one is out performing one's job".
Attacks on rescue services staff and police have increased in recent years, but so far there is no central data recording the incidents. Kenneth Carlsson, a spokesman for the firefighters' union described this trend as nasty.
"We would like to see a central register created so that we could get an overview of all the incidents".
The rescue services in southern Sweden have now agreed to put in a series of measures to improve fire fighter's working conditions, including stronger cooperation with the police, reinforced vehicle windows and the possibility of surveillance cameras.
Other more long-term measures include the recruitment of firefighters with immigrant backgrounds.
The rescue services have also put in almost three million kronor ($496,500) into a three-year research project at Malmö College to raise awareness and understanding for the reasons behind these type of attacks.
"The point is to create a better dialogue between the authorities and certain population groups", Per Olof Hallin, project manager at the Malmö College, told TT.
which ‘certain population groups’?
Its just those crazy immigrant youts!
Groups where three out of four are named Mohammed.
Yutes?
Other more long-term measures include the recruitment of firefighters with immigrant backgrounds.... The rescue services have also put in almost three million kronor ($496,500) into a three-year research project at Malmö College to raise awareness and understanding for the reasons behind these type of attacks
We all know it is just poor immigrants who need work. For some reason they seem to burn cars or attack firefighters.
“Other more long-term measures include the recruitment of firefighters with immigrant backgrounds.”
There is the first hint as to WHO is behind the attacks. Save the money on the 3 year study to figure it out. As for solving the problem, assuming its not too late, you’ll need to kick them, all of them, out of the country ASAP. Either that, or try giving them land so they won’t kill you for a few more years. You haven’t done anything wrong, they just hate you. Deal with it or die.
As Sweden has been a Pacifist nation since Viking times, I hold no hope for their survival.
it could be their house? duh!
Unlikely, the housing is probably provided by the government for free, burn it down, get another one, no big deal.
(... banging head against wall ...)
No, genius, the point is to not let "certain population groups" that have no respect for civilized society into your country in the first place.
Unless Sweden and other European countries wake up and decide to take their culture back by rounding up and DEPORTING every camel-humping Muslim animal back to its Third World hellhole of origin, they're screwed. Never mind trying to put out fires: may as well let the whole country burn down, because that's what 'multiculturalism' and 'diversity' have wrought on their society. Plain and simple.
I was in Malmo in 2000. Took the hydrafoil from Copenhagen. It was beautiful and peaceful town, then............
Dead wrong. During the 16th and 17th Centuries -- definitely post-Viking -- Sweden was an important military power. Do a search on "Gustavus Adolphus" for details.
Well that is what normal people would think but.......hubby retired 3 yrs ago, 33 yrs as a firefighter. Was a Captain of a 3 man crew in one of our local ‘immigrant’ (illegals) towns.
They had a drive-by shooting at the station. They had beers thrown at the engine as they cruised an alley between bars. They were issued, and wore, bullet proof vests. He worked that station (busiest in the county) for about 10 yrs. He used to tell people he worked in Lamont, where murder is still a misdemeanor.
Yes there are places like that in the good ole USA.
Wow - in just 8 years. See post 15.
yeah. I used to work with a Swede who thought an 85% tax rate was just dandy - look at all the things you get for it, free medical care, free housing, free...
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