VIDEO. “People are being attacked in broad daylight in Riga!” Law enforcement officers warn about the activation of razor heads

VIDEO. “People are being attacked in broad daylight in Riga!” Law enforcement officers warn about the activation of razor heads
VIDEO. “People are being attacked in broad daylight in Riga!” Law enforcement officers warn about the activation of razor heads
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People in the tunnel near Central Station.

Photo: Ieva Čikas/LETA

In broad daylight, in the very center of Riga, shaveheads or skinheads attack random pedestrians, moreover, only because you are visually different or have different views from the representatives of the skinhead subculture.

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The State Security Service warns that expressions of extremism are increasing in Latvian society, especially among young people, therefore parents are invited to pay attention to children’s behavior. “360TV ZIŅneši” reports that a bunch of bald heads were arrested for freshly committed crimes, including one 15-year-old youth, who is now facing many years behind bars.

Shaved heads, or so-called skinheads, were imprisoned on April 20, Adolf Hitler’s birthday. All the arrested neo-Nazis are currently in custody. The arsenal of weapons seized from the skinheads is truly impressive.

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The special cult of skinheads is formed around the personality of Hitler, who is glorified by themselves and forced to do so by others – random passers-by. Saying “Glory to Adolf Hitler” as well as doing the Nazi Germany salute. In addition, all this is filmed and published in networks on Telegram channels.

It is the Internet that is the source of spreading the ideology of skinheads – on social networks, they enjoy attacking representatives of other ethnic groups. Racial purity and white supremacy are their mottos. Appearance of skinheads is of fundamental importance. Shaved head, tattoos and stitching on clothes with Nazi symbols, as well as the integral part – black lace-up boots.

The reporters meet with one of the arrested skinhead victims and his mother. The 16-year-old had kept his parents from being terrorized by skinheads until the police came home with evidence circulating on social media platforms.

“It was due to his external appearance – that he is a fan of heavy metal, punk, wears dark makeup on his eyes, remarks were made that if he is still walking around, he will not leave alive. And the second time he ran with a knife, I looked at the comments on the Internet that were on the video – they wrote “why don’t you stab him”. It was terrible to read something like that about your child just because he is a fan of some music that maybe not everyone likes. It was mind boggling to me. He was told to say certain things, he was scared and said. He didn’t mean it, he said it so he wouldn’t get stabbed, so he wouldn’t do something, it’s better to say it. Both conflicts took place near Origo,” says the victim’s mother.

The climax of the conflict was over the boy’s boot laces, which are yellow in color.


The article is in Latvian

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