Rudyard Kipling"
āWhen you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldierā
General Douglas MacArthur"
āWe are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.ā
āIt is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.ā āOld soldiers never die; they just fade away.
āThe soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.ā
āMay God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .ā āThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
āNobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
āIt is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
Sweden: Police call for more deportations amid migrant-driven crime surge By Christine Douglass-Williams
Thursday, September 01, 2022
Robert Spencer : āāMore police officersā not the most important thing for the police
officers themselvesā, translated from āāFler poliserā inte det
viktigaste fƶr poliserna sjƤlva,ā by Adam Westin, Aftonbladet, August 24, 2022:
It is the police officersā favorite proposal against crime, according to a new survey.
āI am not surprised,ā says Lena Nitz, chairman of the Police Association.
Crime is the votersā most important election issue, according to a
recent report from the SOM Institute at the University of Gothenburg.
This is the first election campaign in which the issue is at the top
since 1979.
Sweden is heading for a record year when it comes to fatal shootings,
and there is a vigorous campaign to tackle crime. Magdalena Andersson
(S) will āturn over every stoneā and Ulf Kristerssonās (M) motto is āNow
we get order in Sweden.ā
The police union has commissioned a Novus survey in which the members
had to answer which political proposals they consider necessary, and
not necessary, to reduce crime.
āWe see that there are many criminal policy proposals from the
politicians. Then we think it is important to listen to the profession,
and the police officers who, despite a lack of resources and with an
increasingly complex crime trend, work to create a safer society,ā says
Lena Nitz, president of the Police Association.
Longer sentences, more deportations The four proposals that are
considered the most important are all about convicted criminals having
to be off the streets for a longer period of time than is happening
today.
73 percent of those who answered want to remove the āquantity
discount,ā so that longer sentences are imposed in case of multiple
crimes. 66 percent want to abolish automatic release after two thirds of the sentence. 64 percent want to abolish the āyouth discountā for those who have turned 18. 64 percent want to increase the deportation of foreign nationals convicted of crimes. It
is thought that the penalty must be in better proportion to what crime
victims are exposed to and what damage society suffers, according to
Lena Nitz.
āWe have a frustration from our members that you see some serious
criminals, but also people who commit mass crimes in large numbers, if I
may say so, who will soon be out on the streets again,ā says Lena Nitz.
When it comes to young criminals, 60 percent want to strengthen
cooperation between schools, social services, the police and leisure
activities.
And 53 percent want to change the privacy legislation so
that it becomes easier to get and give information between different
social actors.
