Tove Lifvendahl's leader was published in Svenska Dagbladet last Sunday and has aroused strong reactions. In short, it is about a 13-year-old boy who is home alone and is visited by a couple of friends. One of them drinks drunk on the parents' liquor, which the 13-year-old cannot prevent. Then a rumor spread that the drunken mate had been drugged by the 13-year-old. As a result, the 13-year-old is subjected to abuse, threats, robbery and persecution.

His parents are advised by the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry not to report the crimes, which they still choose to do. After the first report, the events escalate further, which has led to more police reports.

According to Tove Lifvendahl's story, the 13-year-old's family sees no choice but to move from Uppsala. A decision that the police should have said is the best solution.

"A society that has given up"

According to Tove Lifvendahl, the response has been enormous and several of those who have heard of it say they have been in similar situations.

- I think the most striking thing in this whole story is the overall message from the public that you should bend over and crawl together. It is a society that, as a whole, has given up and said that there are violent cultures that are allowed to devastate freely, says Tove Lifvendahl in SVT's Morning Study.

Want to change the law

Uppsala Municipal Councilor Erik Pelling (S) also joined the studio.

- We have a changed street image that we are struggling hard to come up with. Obviously, we are far from the target. There is much we can do better, but there are also obstacles, such as confidentiality legislation, he says.

Erik Pelling is calling for a change in the privacy legislation, more youth investigators at the police and crime victims receiving clearer support.

- Of course, a crime victim should not have to move. Everyone should be supported to report crimes. The silence culture becomes a vicious spiral, says Erik Pelling.