Suddenly, two climate activists appeared on stage during the “Let’s Dance” finale.
Without warning, a camera came rushing and knocked one of the activists to the ground.
– If the crane operator tries to knock him down, of course a suspicion of assault arises, says Leif GW Persson.
During the finale of “Let’s Dance”, an unexpected event occurred when activists from the “Restore Wetlands” organization took to the dance floor. Although TV4’s viewers did not get to see much of the incident, the audience in the studio could observe two young people, a man and a woman, running onto the stage. The man held up a banner while the woman threw a color powder over the stage floor. The two people were quickly taken care of by security personnel and taken out of the premises. And criminologist Leif GW Persson comments on what punishment they now risk for the action.
– There are two of them on stage and then there is apparently a third who has helped with the logistics and is inside the venue. One of them on stage spills paint on the floor, you can’t do that. It is called vandalism, the milder form of vandalism is called damage, so a preliminary investigation has been launched. The crime classification against these three is vandalism.
Was knocked to the floor
The most noticeable feature during the action is that the man with the banner is suddenly knocked to the floor by a camera. The images have sparked speculation that the cameraman, who was operating the extension arm, was deliberately trying to injure the activist.
– If the crane driver tries to knock him down, meaning the photographer, with this crane that he has, then of course a suspicion of assault arises. But it was clearly an accident, dismisses Persson.
Cheered on Kalla
Otherwise, the criminologist says that he has unfortunately not seen the remaining parts of the Let’s Dance finale. Despite that, he has a soft spot for the competition’s runner-up, Charlotte Kalla, who was also the one who was interrupted mid-step by the activists.
– She would have liked to win because I like her, because she hunts. And these were environmental muppets like these who demonstrated, and Charlotte is probably the only participant in Let’s Dance ever to have had contact with that type of environment as a hunter and interested in nature, chuckles Persson.