Fed up with rising levels of crime and insecurity from drug-addicted illegal immigrants, residents of the Swedish no-go area of Husby formed their own vigilante groups and drove out the addicts.
Swedes and well-to-do people of all nationalities living closer to the center need not ever visit this district. So much the better to sustain the ‘playground narrative.’ On the other hand, the distance grants Rosengård residents space to avoid Swedish cultural norms, such as women’s equality and western attire, as well as at least some of the prying eyes of the Swedish government. This place is, by any definition, a parallel society.
France’s ex-foreign intelligence chief has stated that, within the entirety of the French territory, there is a total of 1,514 lawless neighborhoods—home to about 6% of the population—where security forces, emergency, medical, and social services are prohibited.
