The recent Allsvenskan big matches have been characterized by scandalous scenes with chaos and destruction from supporters in the stands. Last Sunday, the match between AIK and Malmö FF was interrupted after 58 minutes of play, when flares and shots were thrown into the stands. Something that is punishable, according to Leif GW Persson.
– For this you can normally be sentenced to a fine and in the worst case to six months in prison. But there are usually fines when you have just thrown them away, he says.
If, however, a more serious situation arises as a result of the throwing, there may be harsher penalties, explains GW.
– Suppose you intentionally throw one on someone’s head, and that person dies, then it is free to convict of murder. The times there are heavier penalties, it is because legislation other than the Bengal legislation itself has taken over, given the effect that has arisen, he says.
A complicated situation
One could also imagine that the staff who let the people in with Bengals in are guilty of crimes, which makes the whole situation complicated, explains GW.
– If you have done something that triggers panic, that causes people to be trampled to death and so on. Then it can become really toxic. They are tricky worse, he says.
Although this type of violent incident at football matches seems to be increasing, GW believes that giant fights in sports arenas were more common in the past than they are today.
– So that problem has moved in the right direction, he says.
That way we can avoid the chaos
According to GW, there should be better control of who is allowed in and port some from the arenas, to avoid this type of situation from occurring.
– Nowadays, there are face recognition systems that are 100 percent accurate, he says.
But if you want to avoid the chaos and chaos, there is a simple solution, says GW, who is tired of the supporter atmosphere at the Allsvenskan matches.
– Go to girls’ football, it seems to be the same as before – well-being. And I was impressed by those corners, it was Zlatan-stuk, he says.