Whip rackets at the Westbahnhof. A current video shows the willingness to use violence. The Minister of the Interior is now sending a new police force.
Several terrible crimes have shocked Vienna in recent weeks. Mass rapes, murders and fights – young people are often the perpetrators. However, the FPÖ took to the streets. The federal government is discussing lowering the age of criminal responsibility. The reason: the perpetrators are getting younger and children are often used as decoys. The fact is: Vienna has a problem with youth gangs.
The number of crimes committed by young people and children under the age of 14 has doubled in the past ten years. Another problem is that criminals are becoming increasingly brutal.
This is also confirmed by several residents around Christian-Broda-Platz in Mariahilf. In the evening and at night, the gate to the inner Mariahilfer Straße becomes a meeting place for young violent criminals. A resident: “I always try to be home during the day. I don’t go out at night anymore anyway. This week I was asked for a cigarette. Since I’m a non-smoker, I said no. Then I was insulted and spat at. Not the first time.”
Another resident reports excessive night-time violence and patrols by so-called moral guardians. Videos and photos have been leaked to the “Krone” several times. The most recent images from the weekend also leave no doubt about the willingness of these young people to use violence.
A new task force starts tomorrow in Vienna
Favorite murder weapon: Leather belt. The young men then battle these and try to hurt each other. Each other is hit with full force. Drugs and alcohol are also often involved. A resident: “You really notice how the aggression increases during the evening. The young men stimulate each other.”
The Ministry of the Interior is also concerned. Tomorrow, Monday, officers from a new task force against youth crime will begin their work on a major operation in Vienna. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) signed a corresponding decree on Friday. Karner: “The goal is to protect children and remove violent criminals from traffic, with the right emphasis and with the strictness that the rule of law provides.”
Source: Krone
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