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Mixed Reactions as Swedish Court Green-Lights 'Anti-Gypsy' Begging Ban


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Sweden's top administrative court has green-lit a begging ban in a town in Skåne County, the first one to be introduced and expected by some to set a precedent for other parts of the country to follow suit.

 

In August 2017, the town of Vellinge became the first in Sweden to introduce a begging ban. However, the decision was later overturned, first by the county administrative board and later by the administrative court of appeal. Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court, however, upheld the decision, which came into effect this week, the national SVT broadcaster reported.

 

The Supreme Administrative Court also ruled that individual municipalities have the right to introduce begging bans. The ban on begging or passive money collection applies to five defined areas in the municipality, a measure introduced after a municipality-wide begging ban in Sala was judged to be incompatible with public order laws.

 

Vellinge Mayor Carina Wutzler from the Moderate Party was happy and relieved over her municipality being authorised to implement the ban as planned.

 

"Of course, it's gratifying that we got the right. The case has been through many different instances. I have been quite uncertain about it. That's why it's good to have a clarification," Wutzler told the national SVT broadcaster.

 

According to Wutlzer, the support from the highest administrative court will set a precedent for others to follow.

 

"I think many municipalities will follow suit. There are many municipalities that have reported to us during the trial and followed it with interest", Wutzler said.

 

READ MORE: Police Urge Swedes to Stay Vigilant as 'Foreign Burglar Gangs' Terrorize Country

 

Previous efforts to introduce begging bans have also been made in the towns of Eskilstuna and Kungsbacka, while individual politicians propagated for a nationwide begging ban, which already exists in neighbouring Denmark. At present, a comprehensive begging ban is supported by the Moderates and the Sweden Democrats.

 

The begging ban triggered polarising reactions among Swedes. While a number of fellow municipalities, such as Staffanstorp, voiced their interest for the ban, it was also widely slammed by human rights organisations, such as Amnesty International, and Crossroads, a local charity supporting vulnerable EU citizens. According to them, anti-begging laws put people already living in poverty at risk of social exclusion and legal penalties.

 

Dagens Nyheter, one of Sweden's leading dailies, called the ban "malicious signalling" arguing that muscle-flexing was an irresponsible way of pursuing politics.

 

Feminist Initiative senior member Soraya Post insisted that the decision was "banning people" instead of "showing empathy." In her opinion piece, Post argued that the begging ban was "anti-gypsy", "racist" and "xenophobic" in its nature, since most beggars in Sweden are Roma from Bulgaria and Romania.

 

READ MORE: 'Thug Life': Swedes Fret as Pippi Longstocking Becomes Homeless Roma in Ghetto

 

There were some 4,700 beggars across 220 Swedish municipalities in 2015, according to a survey. 

 

Source: Sputnik

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so... letting them beg on the streets is showing empathy?

i live in romania and trust me when i say some gypsy people beg in foreign countries because they make more money than some normal workers in the country. not to mention the attitude some have inside the country. one time some kids (not to be racist or anything, but they were gypsies - you can tell) tried to steak my freaking hat lmfao. 

imo, begging of all kinds should be banned. instead, get them jobs, if you plan on adopting them.

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so... letting them beg on the streets is showing empathy?

i live in romania and trust me when i say some gypsy people beg in foreign countries because they make more money than some normal workers in the country. not to mention the attitude some have inside the country. one time some kids (not to be racist or anything, but they were gypsies - you can tell) tried to steak my freaking hat lmfao. 

imo, begging of all kinds should be banned. instead, get them jobs, if you plan on adopting them.

 

Yeah, gypsy here beg a lot and its pretty known they even use babies on drugs and animals to make people feel bad (this was investigated btw) for them, in my town is not really a thing because there arent gypsy at all, but in the mainland/peninsula its, my sis moved there and there's always a woman in the same place asking for money using a cat. 

 

Also there used to be two/three gypsy here, but people knew they lived in a hotel with what they got from tourist + used to steal people's credict card's numbers with a scam so I guess they either left or are in jail cause I dont see them anymore.

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Yeah, gypsy here beg a lot and its pretty known they even use babies on drugs and animals to make people feel bad (this was investigated btw) for them, in my town is not really a thing because there arent gypsy at all, but in the mainland/peninsula its, my sis moved there and there's always a woman in the same place asking for money using a cat. 

 

Also there used to be two/three gypsy here, but people knew they lived in a hotel with what they got from tourist + used to steal people's credict card's numbers with a scam so I guess they either left or are in jail cause I dont see them anymore.

holy shit, fr? can you link me the article? i didnt know that, that's despicableamgplz.png

you'd be surprised to know how well off are some in romania.. they are either dirt-poor or live in golden castles. 

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holy shit, fr? can you link me the article? i didnt know that, that's despicableamgplz.png

you'd be surprised to know how well off are some in romania.. they are either dirt-poor or live in golden castles. 

There are quite a lot of articles about it in Spanish, here's one https://espanol.babycenter.com/thread/480109/por-qu%C3%A9-est%C3%A1-el-ni%C3%B1o-durmiendo-en-las-manos-de-los-mendigos-te-has-preguntado-esto-alguna-veztalks about OP's experience with a beggard using a baby that was always sleeping, some people said some use dead babies too but Idk if I believe that one.

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There are quite a lot of articles about it in Spanish, here's one https://espanol.babycenter.com/thread/480109/por-qu%C3%A9-est%C3%A1-el-ni%C3%B1o-durmiendo-en-las-manos-de-los-mendigos-te-has-preguntado-esto-alguna-veztalks about OP's experience with a beggard using a baby that was always sleeping, some people said some use dead babies too but Idk if I believe that one.

i dont speak spanish tho but ill dig a lil for some more articleslaugh.png 

babies and children are used the most by these people. because kids til 18 get a monthly allowance from the government, some families tend to be super productive in making babiesimstupid.png  which sucks, cos kids, no matter what their "color" is, should first of all go to school, get an education(which is free). but alcoholic parents send them begging instead so they can get booze and cigarettes. 

imo, people who get too emotional when it comes to, lets say banning begging, are doing more harm than good to these people. giving them money encourages them to continue. there are genuinely helpless people out there, but unfortunately you can't just guess who does it because they are too lazy to work or who really needs the money.

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i dont speak spanish tho but ill dig a lil for some more articleslaugh.png

babies and children are used the most by these people. because kids til 18 get a monthly allowance from the government, some families tend to be super productive in making babiesimstupid.png  which sucks, cos kids, no matter what their "color" is, should first of all go to school, get an education(which is free). but alcoholic parents send them begging instead so they can get booze and cigarettes. 

imo, people who get too emotional when it comes to, lets say banning begging, are doing more harm than good to these people. giving them money encourages them to continue. there are genuinely helpless people out there, but unfortunately you can't just guess who does it because they are too lazy to work or who really needs the money.

 

Yeah, they literally dont think about the harm those people do in the first place, here some people even started a change.org to make the govern ban them from using dogs and cats too because its TOO SEVERE. However people likes to talk about it without having to live with that people around them, Idgaf about where they are from but what they are doing with kids and animals.

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