Totally debunking "55 NO-GO Zones" in Sweden
Feb 25, 2017 17:22:22 #
cut and paste from: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/no-go-zone-myth?utm_term=.yiJOlYxRPB#.chWq3D9jG7
The idea of dozens of “no-go zones” across Sweden started in 2014 after a law enforcement report listed 55 “vulnerable” areas in the country.
What police described were areas with socioeconomic issues related to poverty and organized crime. Sometimes police vehicles in these vulnerable areas were attacked, the report said, and the community was less likely to cooperate with investigations.
It was a newspaper columnist — not police — who dubbed these areas “no-go zones,” and the idea has since taken on a life of its own. The term is now firmly tied to the influx of Middle Eastern refugees, and often invoked in anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Tales of violence committed by Muslims and refugees in Sweden often start as local crime stories that are then translated by sensationalistic UK tabloids, conservative outlets like Breitbart News, or the Russian state-funded broadcaster RT, before being further spread by fringe websites and anti-Muslim blogs in the US.
In 2016, the Swedish Embassy in Hungary rebuked the government of right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban for perpetuating the myth as part of a referendum campaign.
“It is important to be clear: such zones, however they are labelled or defined, do not exist in Sweden,” a Swedish official told The Local.
Sweden is, of course, far from the only country painted as home to these violent Muslim enclaves. In 2015, a Fox News guest infamously claimed that the entire English city of Birmingham had become off-limits to non-Muslims.
“You basically have zones where Sharia courts were set up, where Muslim density is very intense, where the police don’t go in, and where it’s basically a separate country almost — a country within a country,” said Steve Emerson, a self-described expert on terrorism.
This came as a surprise to residents of Birmingham, and Emerson’s comment was widely mocked in the UK. The prime minister, David Cameron, said he choked on his porridge when he heard the claim, saying that Emerson “is clearly a complete idiot.”
Cut and paste from: https://debunkingdenialism.com/2017/01/20/debunking-the-myth-of-no-go-zones-in-sweden/
The problem of misinformation is perhaps worse now than ever with the recent surge of fake news and misleading claims about everything from politicians to crime statistics. Human confirmation bias, isolated social media filter bubbles and search engine algorithms all contribute to a growing sense of polarization. The misinformation war that has plagues scientific skeptics and pro-science advocates when it comes to pseudoscience has now invaded politics and political policy issues. Dark forces are more willing than ever to lie and misrepresent statistics to provoke fear, anger and suspicion among people towards others.
Debunking Denialism has taken on several such cases of pseudoscientific bigotry, such as falsely comparing ethnic minorities to poisonous M&Ms, conspiracy theories about alleged white genocide, how anti-immigration activists abuse Swedish rape statistics or data on reported shootings in the Swedish city of Malmö. Now it is time to take on the widespread myth that Sweden supposedly has 55 no-go zones where criminals rule society and police are afraid or incapable of entering. This turns out to be a complete fabrication based on a journalist and his misreading of a police report and metaphorical use of language for exaggerated political discourse. Two police crucial police reports that investigate this issue never use the term and the properties they assign to vulnerable areas directly contradict the “no-go zone” narrative. There is a problem with criminal gangs fighting each other in Malmö, but that started in 2008, almost a decade before the refugee crisis in Europe. Let us take a closer look at the original police reports and relevant news articles on this issue.
For something to be a “no-go zone”, it must be blocked off by a paramilitary or insurgency group that prevents the police from entering or an area that is blocked off to certain people. Basically, the police or military has completely lost power or control over the area and the government cannot assert their sovereignty. Language evolves over time and definitions changes, but we must be clear with what the words we use actually mean.
The idea of dozens of “no-go zones” across Sweden started in 2014 after a law enforcement report listed 55 “vulnerable” areas in the country.
What police described were areas with socioeconomic issues related to poverty and organized crime. Sometimes police vehicles in these vulnerable areas were attacked, the report said, and the community was less likely to cooperate with investigations.
It was a newspaper columnist — not police — who dubbed these areas “no-go zones,” and the idea has since taken on a life of its own. The term is now firmly tied to the influx of Middle Eastern refugees, and often invoked in anti-Muslim rhetoric.
Tales of violence committed by Muslims and refugees in Sweden often start as local crime stories that are then translated by sensationalistic UK tabloids, conservative outlets like Breitbart News, or the Russian state-funded broadcaster RT, before being further spread by fringe websites and anti-Muslim blogs in the US.
In 2016, the Swedish Embassy in Hungary rebuked the government of right-wing Prime Minister Viktor Orban for perpetuating the myth as part of a referendum campaign.
“It is important to be clear: such zones, however they are labelled or defined, do not exist in Sweden,” a Swedish official told The Local.
Sweden is, of course, far from the only country painted as home to these violent Muslim enclaves. In 2015, a Fox News guest infamously claimed that the entire English city of Birmingham had become off-limits to non-Muslims.
“You basically have zones where Sharia courts were set up, where Muslim density is very intense, where the police don’t go in, and where it’s basically a separate country almost — a country within a country,” said Steve Emerson, a self-described expert on terrorism.
This came as a surprise to residents of Birmingham, and Emerson’s comment was widely mocked in the UK. The prime minister, David Cameron, said he choked on his porridge when he heard the claim, saying that Emerson “is clearly a complete idiot.”
Cut and paste from: https://debunkingdenialism.com/2017/01/20/debunking-the-myth-of-no-go-zones-in-sweden/
The problem of misinformation is perhaps worse now than ever with the recent surge of fake news and misleading claims about everything from politicians to crime statistics. Human confirmation bias, isolated social media filter bubbles and search engine algorithms all contribute to a growing sense of polarization. The misinformation war that has plagues scientific skeptics and pro-science advocates when it comes to pseudoscience has now invaded politics and political policy issues. Dark forces are more willing than ever to lie and misrepresent statistics to provoke fear, anger and suspicion among people towards others.
Debunking Denialism has taken on several such cases of pseudoscientific bigotry, such as falsely comparing ethnic minorities to poisonous M&Ms, conspiracy theories about alleged white genocide, how anti-immigration activists abuse Swedish rape statistics or data on reported shootings in the Swedish city of Malmö. Now it is time to take on the widespread myth that Sweden supposedly has 55 no-go zones where criminals rule society and police are afraid or incapable of entering. This turns out to be a complete fabrication based on a journalist and his misreading of a police report and metaphorical use of language for exaggerated political discourse. Two police crucial police reports that investigate this issue never use the term and the properties they assign to vulnerable areas directly contradict the “no-go zone” narrative. There is a problem with criminal gangs fighting each other in Malmö, but that started in 2008, almost a decade before the refugee crisis in Europe. Let us take a closer look at the original police reports and relevant news articles on this issue.
For something to be a “no-go zone”, it must be blocked off by a paramilitary or insurgency group that prevents the police from entering or an area that is blocked off to certain people. Basically, the police or military has completely lost power or control over the area and the government cannot assert their sovereignty. Language evolves over time and definitions changes, but we must be clear with what the words we use actually mean.
Feb 25, 2017 17:58:07 #
Dr.Dross wrote:
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Go there and STAY! See how long you last before some Muslim cuts your head off after "fanny raping" you!
Feb 25, 2017 18:10:44 #
America Only wrote:
Go there and STAY! See how long you last before some Muslim cuts your head off after "fanny raping" you!
Fanny rape?? C'mon AO....you can't threaten someone with what they consider as a good time twice a week.......threaten NO fanny rape, that will get his attention quick
Feb 25, 2017 18:17:09 #
If you believe what you defined as a no go zone .You are as dumb as a box of rocks.
Dr.Dross wrote:
cut and paste from: https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishma... (show quote)
Feb 25, 2017 18:17:43 #
robmull
Loc: florida
Weewillynobeerspilly wrote:
Fanny rape?? C'mon AO....you can't threaten someone with what they consider as a good time twice a week.......threaten NO fanny rape, that will get his attention quick
That was actually a great method of getting rid of the "lefty" Dr. Gross' on OPP, Wwnbs. He/she/they, may be on plane bound for Sweden as "WE" speak!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. {BORN AGAIN} TRUMP (R)!!!
Feb 25, 2017 18:21:25 #
America Only wrote:
Go there and STAY! See how long you last before some Muslim cuts your head off after "fanny raping" you!
Oh, how cute. Listen to the baby troll try to sound so grown up. Precious. Don't let yo' mamma hear you talk like that, soap don't taste good.
Feb 25, 2017 18:23:19 #
jimahrens wrote:
If you believe what you defined as a no go zone .You are as dumb as a box of rocks.
If you would pay attention when you read you would not so often embarrass yourself. I did not define it; it is the standard dictionary definition.
Feb 25, 2017 18:23:20 #
Horsefeathers!
Would you consider a lion's den, a pit full of rattlesnakes, a river full of piranhas, or a neighborhood full of people who want you to die a 'no go zone'?
This is nothing more than an attempt to wordsmith around common sense.
Would you consider a lion's den, a pit full of rattlesnakes, a river full of piranhas, or a neighborhood full of people who want you to die a 'no go zone'?
This is nothing more than an attempt to wordsmith around common sense.
Feb 25, 2017 18:25:13 #
robmull wrote:
That was actually a great method of getting rid of the "lefty" Dr. Gross' on OPP, Wwnbs. He/she/they, may be on plane bound for Sweden as "WE" speak!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. {BORN AGAIN} TRUMP (R)!!!
Ahhhh, free fanny rape. .....never thought about using that as bait.
Good call rob, nice catch
Feb 25, 2017 18:27:23 #
robmull wrote:
That was actually a great method of getting rid of the "lefty" Dr. Gross' on OPP, Wwnbs. He/she/they, may be on plane bound for Sweden as "WE" speak!!! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PRESIDENT "45" DONALD J. {BORN AGAIN} TRUMP (R)!!!
You guys care absolutely nothing about the truth but seem overly fascinated with fannies. My question to you is why is impeachment taking so long. He will be impeached, never reach a year. Then all you little trolls will have to find some other giant slug to worship and adore.
Feb 25, 2017 18:30:24 #
archie bunker wrote:
Horsefeathers!
Would you consider a lion's den, a pit full of rattlesnakes, a river full of piranhas, or a neighborhood full of people who want you to die a 'no go zone'?
This is nothing more than an attempt to wordsmith around common sense.
Would you consider a lion's den, a pit full of rattlesnakes, a river full of piranhas, or a neighborhood full of people who want you to die a 'no go zone'?
This is nothing more than an attempt to wordsmith around common sense.
Word smithing is something that most democrats think they have mastered when any half way intelligent
prepubescent child can see thru their B. S.
Feb 25, 2017 18:30:41 #
peter11937
Loc: NYS
Dr.Dross wrote:
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Sweden disagrees and Islamic brutality is a problem. https://pjmedia.com/video/ami-horowitz-went-into-a-swedish-muslim-no-go-area-and-got-beat-up-by-5-men/
Feb 25, 2017 18:32:00 #
Weewillynobeerspilly wrote:
Ahhhh, free fanny rape. .....never thought about using that as bait.
Good call rob, nice catch
Good call rob, nice catch
He gets enough of that, he'll lose his 'grip' on more than reality!😅
No turtle head, or prairie dogging in his future!😂😂
Feb 25, 2017 18:38:46 #
Dr.Dross wrote:
Oh, how cute. Listen to the baby troll try to sound so grown up. Precious. Don't let yo' mamma hear you talk like that, soap don't taste good.
You should worry about someone shoving a knife in your throat instead of anyone else, buckwheat. Troll? Molesters and festered puss sacks like you should be run out of the USA already...but it will happen soon.
Feb 25, 2017 19:10:50 #
Dr.Dross wrote:
You guys care absolutely nothing about the truth but seem overly fascinated with fannies. My question to you is why is impeachment taking so long. He will be impeached, never reach a year. Then all you little trolls will have to find some other giant slug to worship and adore.
Ahhhhh , this from the guy who swore Trump would NEVER be elected .. Moron ..
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