“Ramadan-optøjer” i Bryssel: Efter hvad vi kan stykke sammen fra forskellige flamske og franskesprogede kilder, er situationen i Molenbeek desperat. Fængslerne er overfyldte og dele af Bryssel er i praksis en no-go zone. Man må stærkt formode at journalister og eurokrater lever i deres egen grønne, muligvis snarere måske blå zone gated communities.

The testimony of two police officers who complain bitterly that they feel left alone by the mayor. One of them literally says that the mayor Philippe Moureaux of the Parti Socialiste, and the mayors of other muslim hotbeds has chosen the side of their electorate. Heavy riotting in parts of Brussels. Vlaams Belang wants to deploy army if police no longer can quell the unrest. (Update: Første video  med engelske undertekster)

Efter optøjer i den indvandrertætte bydel Molenbeek i Bruxelles, har politiet anholdt 43 personer. Det belgiske politi måtte gribe ind under uroligheder i Bruxelles. 43 er anholdt for vold mod politiet. Politiet fandt også fem molotovcocktails i en lastbil. Optøjerne i Molenbeek begyndte allerede i de tidlige timer fredag. De blev udløst af at en 14-årig under en rutinemæssig kontrol slog en betjent i ansigtet. Drengen blev derefter taget til politistationen, hvorefter omkring 60 familiemedlemmer og naboer overtog scenen og overdængede politiet med kasteskyts. Omkring 150 politifolk med vandkanoner indsat. (Snaphanens oversættelse fra 43 Festnahmen nach Krawallen in Brüssel.) Ni politifolk såret (fransk). “Unge” angriber  politistationen i Molenbeek:

Update: Gates of Viennas rapport er kommet  op ved  hjælp af flamske oversættere: Ramadan Riots in Brussels.

Several sources in the Brussels security personnel, however, confirmed us that it was not drugs, but Ramadan that formed the basis of these riots. Since the beginning of the Islamic fasting, dozens of young Muslims have sought confrontation with the police. During the day it is relatively quiet, “because they are afraid of being arrested and have to spend the night in a cell without food,” the officer said. As soon as they have eaten after sunset, the heavy riots break loose.

The impression of these officers — who prefer to remain anonymous out of fear of sanctions by their superiors — is clear… and it is worrying: “There indeed are areas of lawlessness in Brussels.” Neighborhoods with insurgents… They are afraid of nothing… The instructions given were simple: “Don’t cause a stir, do not search them, do not intervene, even if tens of them group together, do not to fine them for harassments or bullying, not even if they throw stones at you.”

In recent days the tension became palpable in Brussels, both in the districts Anderlecht and Molenbeek. It is sad to say, but the police are used to being insulted. But the tensions are escalating now. “It’s not just ‘dirty cop’ that you hear when you pass by now, all the time we hear the same word: ambush!” This simple trick has dramatic implications for patrols, for in no time they find themselves besieged and pelted with stones, paving blocks, or concrete blocks. “They besiege us.”

Last night, heavy riots again. 43 “youths” arrested. Since it seems the end of Ramadan is near (Eid al Fitr on Sunday) the climax is yet to be expected.

I Sverige fortsætter spredte brande og optøjer: Stenkastning på Falkagård, Omfattande oroligheter i Falkenberg, Ett 50-tal ungdomar på Falkagård lockade med syfte  polisen till området, webbradio – sr.se “Nu vill jag flytta!”, Större bråk vid skola i Katrineholm, Bråk och misshandel, Tre anlagda bränder i Bjuv, Brand i Bergshamraskolan i Solna,Nya bränder i Stabby. Brandmän vill ha kameror i bilarna.

Immigrants more Intolerant of Dutch than Vice Versa

Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands are more intolerant of ‘white’ Dutch than white Dutch are of them, says Radboud University Nijmegen sociologist Jochem Tolsma. He will receive his doctorate with research on ethnic tolerance on 28 September.

One yardstick Tolsma used for measuring tolerance is how people view an inter-ethnic marriage. Among the white Dutch, 22 percent would consider it ‘problematic to very problematic’ if their daughter or son would marry an immigrant. Among the second-generation Turks and Moroccans in the Netherlands, 32 and 25 percent respectively would feel this way if their children married a ‘Hollander’. Additionally, Turks and Moroccans with both high and low educational levels are equally negative. “You might expect that the higher-educated would have more and more positive contacts with the indigenous, but this is not the case,” said Tolsma in De Volkskrant. Immigrants that have studied do identify more with the Netherlands than the poorly educated. “You can thus feel completely Dutch without welcoming a marriage with a Dutch person.” Nisnews

Korrelation: Kriminalitet og udlændingeandel

Ungdomsbrottsligheten har gått ned.. lite.. kanske”efter ungefär 1990 så har ungdomsbrottsligheten inte ökat och inte blivit grövre och det finns många olika undersökningar som samstämmigt visar på att ungdomsbrottsligheten har stagnerat och kanske till och med gått lite, lite ned.”  (Jerzy Sarnecki Professor i kriminologi)

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