On Friday, it was time for the students at Ullvigymnasiet in Köping to say goodbye to school for this term. Several hundred young people were gathered in the school’s auditorium to jointly enjoy images and music on the school’s large projector screen.
But the atmosphere in the room changed quickly – when an uncensored film from the murder in Norrköping was suddenly shown on the screen.
Exactly how it happened has not been clarified, but the school has handed the matter over to the police for further investigation.
– It is tragic and sad and extremely unfortunate. We have to improve our systems because we have a responsibility to ensure that it doesn’t end up like this, says Anna Ulfves, head of school in Köping Municipality.
The ex-policeman: “It’s so freezing cold”
One of many who have reacted to the film’s brutality is former policeman Nadim Ghazale, most recently known as one of the winners from this year’s season of Traitors.
– It’s so freezing cold. It is filmed like a video game. I have not seen this kind of film in this way before, he says.
Nadim Ghazale found out about the film through his 11-year-old son, which led him to write a post on Instagram in which he problematized the frequent sharing and liking on social media, often with underage recipients.
At the same time, Bris stated during Friday that many children contacted them after seeing the murder clip.
The responsibility for handling and processing the raw violence rests heavily on the parents, says Ghazale.
– They need to increase their presence and awareness around social media. It’s like the children live in a parallel world where the adult world doesn’t exist, he says.
The gang wants to build up its criminal capital and brand
According to Ghazale, the purpose behind the film, which allegedly shows the rapper Gaboro being shot dead in cold blood in a parking garage, is pure marketing for the gangs.
They want to build their criminal capital and build their brand by filming and sharing this kind of footage – while also having a deterrent effect.
– You scare people when you show what you are capable of. Unfortunately, it is quite common. You can use it as a CV if you want to do other, similar jobs, says Ghazale.
Don’t believe in bans
Nadim Ghazale does not believe that the cure is prohibition or censorship. He regrets that he allowed his son to get Tiktok, but believes that it is difficult to tear it away from him because many young people have their entire social context on social media.
– I sit and scroll with him in the evenings and follow the same accounts he follows to see what he gets up to. I think there is a better way to go, he says.