Much of the fuel for this controversy seems to stem from the Gatestone Institute, a far-right anti-Muslim organzation largely funded by people who would love to see America unleash its arsenal on Islam.
The Sugar Mama of Anti-Muslim Hate
Anti-Muslim activists have seized on discrepancies in the way countries deal with crime statistics in an attempt to make a ripple appear as a tidal wave. Here's a source worth visiting if you want to better understand what's happening in Sweden:
There are three types of factors that determine the outcome of crime statistics: statistical factors, legal factors, and substantive factors.[11][27][28] The combined effect of these "make it safe to contend that the Swedish rape statistics constitute an 'over-reporting' relative to the European average", according to a study by Hanns von Hofer, Professor of Criminology at Stockholm University, published by The European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research.[11]
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You've bitten down hard on the propagandist's bait.
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- Wrong to "make the connection"?
- Anyone connect this with American torture, rapes and killings in Afghanistan, Iraq?
- Well, conservatives are saying "I told you so"
- Lots of dots to connect
- Hmm, no replies in opposition. n/t
- I'm not sure what you're looking for here...
- Well Katy bar the doors.
- Hmm, no replies in opposition. n/t
- The numbers don't add up to an immigration crisis
- I don't get it.