I am not fully familiar with Sweden's gang crime, but according to different newspapers, it is an ongoing split in one of the gangs that is the main reason for the sharply escalating spiral of violence.
That children, as young as 10 years old, are part of criminal gangs is a direct consequence of the fact that you cannot be held responsible for crimes committed before the age of 15 in Sweden. This has led to many children being lured into the gangs.
For the criminal gangs, this is a win-win situation. A 10-14 year old is significantly cheaper to hire to store, transport and deliver both drugs and weapons. With the result that people as young as 13 have been executed.
There are of course several reasons why this type of crime has able to develop and thrive in such a short time in Sweden. One of the reasons is that for many years politicians stuck their heads in the sand and almost hoped that this would be a temporary problem.
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