Seems like that will completely solve the problem.
Gaffeltruckeren on
nice. So start begging in sweden and get housed and fed. Ez
Corvus_2 on
Don’t forget to cut the beggers in half
Fry-NOR on
A good start would be to ban foreign nationals from begging.
People travel across Europe to Sweden and Norway to go begging, this organised and big business. This also brings other problems like drugs, human trafficking and theft.
Fine_Mushroom_9488 on
Maybe just ban poor people or something? Are they stupid?
InvertReverse on
Before people overreact: It’s already illegal in Denmark.
247GT on
The thing these goverments firget is that people have to live *and they have a right to do so*. Society has been excluding more and more people who don’t conform to artificial requirements implemented to spin cash out of nothing. This has complicated employment but hadn’t improved anything at all along the way.
Now granted, there are beggars and always have been. Outlawing them is like outlawing homelessness or hunger. It’s absurd in the most absurd and sociopathic way.
How about these government leaders create societal structures to help people out of these conditions.
Ice_slider on
Beggars can’t be choosers. Quess it’s time for them to rob people and stores
Round_Parking601 on
Sweden…I beg you, don’t do this, no, please (apologies for horrendous joke)
DecoupledPilot on
If it weren’t for my experiences on organized begging at large city main stations I would probably find this bad.
But having that experience makes me understand that law well.
Odd_Specialist_8687 on
should be illegal Europe wide
CompanyAltruistic116 on
Interresing
Patate_froide on
Then death penalty if you can’t prove you have a home
vivaaprimavera on
Does the ban also includes the ones who “work” from an altar?
PandaCheese2016 on
What do Swedes do if they just don’t have bus money or need a cigarette?
clawsso on
Please make this EU-wide
Logisticman232 on
We absolutely should fund social services.
Personally against giving to beggars because most times if I offer food to “hungry” people they reject it and want cash instead.
bxzidff on
With a solid enough welfare system this is completely ok. In Norway the beggars who are here legally get a home and food from tax-funded welfare, they don’t have to beg. The beggars who are here illegally should apply to become legal, and will be accepted if they have good reasons, but the ones who currently are begging are “employed” by organized crime from abroad and will naturally not do that. Such organized crime should not be as tolerated by authorities as it has been so far. However, it would probably be better to go after the middle men imo.
shirkek on
How am I supposed to make a living then?
space_iio on
Brilliant idea! Because banning something means people stop doing it! Just perfect.
They should also ban theft, drugs and violence! That’ll surely work 😀
/s
eroica1804 on
Good. Next step would be making sleeping on the streets or public property illegal, or actually start enforcing the rules which are probably already on the books.
Svullom on
A vast majority of beggars are part of criminal gangs.
This law is very welcome. There are beggars outside literally every supermarket here in Sweden, even in small towns.
Aranthos-Faroth on
This is good, it will stop the horrible organised begging syndicates from Romania.
At the start of summer, almost like clockwork, suddenly there are elderly Roma sitting outside every ICA, Coop and train station looking rightfully miserable.
And a filthy looking man watching not too far away.
humanbananareferee on
It is also banned in Turkey, but the only sanction is a small fine. That’s why it is still widespread.
Vakowski2 on
Then give them all jobs??
All3xiel on
Does that include the car manufacturer lobby too ?
SisterOfPrettyFace on
There’s already case-law not allowing an international ban on begging from the European Court of Human Rights, to which we are a party via the European Convention on Human Rights both as the Swedish state and the EU.
This is just more right-wing posturing and if we go through with it, it will cost us greatly a la fines from the EU and Europadomstolen. Not worth the price.
Healthy-Locksmith734 on
Does this include your own kids?
Oaoadil on
Good 👍
pashtedot on
Is it hard to becole legal if you’re illegally in sweden? What are the corner cases?
30 Comments
Seems like that will completely solve the problem.
nice. So start begging in sweden and get housed and fed. Ez
Don’t forget to cut the beggers in half
A good start would be to ban foreign nationals from begging.
People travel across Europe to Sweden and Norway to go begging, this organised and big business. This also brings other problems like drugs, human trafficking and theft.
Maybe just ban poor people or something? Are they stupid?
Before people overreact: It’s already illegal in Denmark.
The thing these goverments firget is that people have to live *and they have a right to do so*. Society has been excluding more and more people who don’t conform to artificial requirements implemented to spin cash out of nothing. This has complicated employment but hadn’t improved anything at all along the way.
Now granted, there are beggars and always have been. Outlawing them is like outlawing homelessness or hunger. It’s absurd in the most absurd and sociopathic way.
How about these government leaders create societal structures to help people out of these conditions.
Beggars can’t be choosers. Quess it’s time for them to rob people and stores
Sweden…I beg you, don’t do this, no, please (apologies for horrendous joke)
If it weren’t for my experiences on organized begging at large city main stations I would probably find this bad.
But having that experience makes me understand that law well.
should be illegal Europe wide
Interresing
Then death penalty if you can’t prove you have a home
Does the ban also includes the ones who “work” from an altar?
What do Swedes do if they just don’t have bus money or need a cigarette?
Please make this EU-wide
We absolutely should fund social services.
Personally against giving to beggars because most times if I offer food to “hungry” people they reject it and want cash instead.
With a solid enough welfare system this is completely ok. In Norway the beggars who are here legally get a home and food from tax-funded welfare, they don’t have to beg. The beggars who are here illegally should apply to become legal, and will be accepted if they have good reasons, but the ones who currently are begging are “employed” by organized crime from abroad and will naturally not do that. Such organized crime should not be as tolerated by authorities as it has been so far. However, it would probably be better to go after the middle men imo.
How am I supposed to make a living then?
Brilliant idea! Because banning something means people stop doing it! Just perfect.
They should also ban theft, drugs and violence! That’ll surely work 😀
/s
Good. Next step would be making sleeping on the streets or public property illegal, or actually start enforcing the rules which are probably already on the books.
A vast majority of beggars are part of criminal gangs.
This law is very welcome. There are beggars outside literally every supermarket here in Sweden, even in small towns.
This is good, it will stop the horrible organised begging syndicates from Romania.
At the start of summer, almost like clockwork, suddenly there are elderly Roma sitting outside every ICA, Coop and train station looking rightfully miserable.
And a filthy looking man watching not too far away.
It is also banned in Turkey, but the only sanction is a small fine. That’s why it is still widespread.
Then give them all jobs??
Does that include the car manufacturer lobby too ?
There’s already case-law not allowing an international ban on begging from the European Court of Human Rights, to which we are a party via the European Convention on Human Rights both as the Swedish state and the EU.
This is just more right-wing posturing and if we go through with it, it will cost us greatly a la fines from the EU and Europadomstolen. Not worth the price.
Does this include your own kids?
Good 👍
Is it hard to becole legal if you’re illegally in sweden? What are the corner cases?