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A school murder in Sweden, where a Lithuanian pupil was allegedly stabbed by a Syrian migrant classmate, is stoking racial tensions. Families of the victim and the alleged killer are trading accusations,
but police are staying silent.
The killing took place on the first day of the new semester, January 11, at the Göinge School in Broby, Skåne County.
A 15-year-old Lithuanian-born boy, Arminas Pileckas, was murdered in the school by a 14-year-old classmate, reportedly from a family of Syrian refugees. Arminas was killed with a single stab into heart inflicted from behind with a kitchen knife, his family says.
The boys had an argument either in November or December that was videoed by classmates, but the tragic climax of the story took place January 11.
Sweden's
Aftonbladet newspaper
interviewed the father of the alleged killer,
who said that his son had been bullied by the victim "for a long time."
Comment: Without a thorough investigation and statements from all involved (teachers, family members, other classmates, including the girl whom Arminas allegedly defended and whom al Haj's son allegedly harassed), it is hard to say definitively what led to this tragic event. But events like this will probably only continue, further exacerbating racial tensions in Europe. With every crime committed by a 'refugee', the false image of all refugees being criminals will be further reinforced. And with every
anti-refugee crime committed, more refugees will respond in turn. Each side provokes the other, and it will take some cool heads and careful planning to prevent things from spiralling out of control. When that comes, it'll be the refugees who suffer the most.
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Comment: When a law is used to shame someone into self-mutilation there's something very wrong with the law and the people that agree to follow it. Honestly, who in their right mind praises a child for cutting off their own hand over such a simple misunderstanding!?
UPDATE: The imam who let this happen has been arrested. Well, it's a start!