An online search shows that it is happening all over the country. Media coverage after media coverage is about children from 10-15 years who meet in large groups and yell at each other, while older young people watch and cheer. And sometimes they film it all. We have met one of those who has been a part of this. news has chosen to anonymise him. Fighting for several years “Stian” says that he went to 6th grade when some older young people asked him to line up in a fight. They wanted him to fight someone they had “a problem with.” – If I had refused to fight, they would have shared something stupid that I had done, and that I did not want people to know. He thought about this difficult choice for several days. Then he agreed to fight. It was the start of three years where he both fought with others and fixed other people’s matches. Dare not tell Two words recur when “Stian” talks about that time. «Beefe» and «snitche». The first is to throw ugly words and stories at each other and to fight. “Snitching” is gossip. Both can be part of everyday life for young people. – It may not be wise to say it to some adults when such situations arise, because then it will at least be a fight, he says. Eventually he had gained a reputation as someone who could fight. As long as he lined up, he was left alone. For a short while. But really, he had completely different dreams. Need to be seen and understood Thore Sebastian Nielsen works in Make a choice. There he helps young people who are in the process of ruining their lives by participating in, among other things, fighting and drug dealing. URGENT: Thore Sebastian Nielsen has founded Make a choice to help young people. Photo: Philip Hofgaard / news He believes that young people sometimes choose to fight or steal where they know they are exposed, for example through video surveillance, so that adults will discover them and be able to help them out of the situation. – Then you suddenly get a valid reason to withdraw, Nielsen says. Nielsen says the measures must then come faster and that it is important to talk to the young people, not just about. “Stian” finally managed to ask for help and learned to withstand the pressure. Ignored them Last year he turned 15 and could be punished according to the law. He says that he then decided to ignore those who tried to get him angry. The method was simply to avoid those who tried to excite him. When someone tried to “beef” him, he just ignored them. – I gradually got better, he says. He also told his parents and the school how he felt and was helped to stand in it and control his own reaction to ugly comments. Now he has other friends, a new life and can aim for an education and a dream job. – If I had hung out with those people, it would have ended in prison, he thinks. A few are behind Lars Roar Frøyland at Oslo Met has researched youth violence and has previously told news that there are a few young people behind. But that these in turn often commit very many criminal acts. Frøyland points out that it is important that measures are put in place for the individuals concerned. This is exactly what section leader Kristin Elnæs in the Police Directorate wants to do. She says the police experience that safe young people use less violence. – Projects are carried out to prevent and deter youth violence in close collaboration with the municipalities, schools and child welfare, says Elnæs. Spreading films Elnæs highlights the parents as the most important for the police to cooperate with. Kristin Elnæs in the Police Directorate states that work is being done to prevent violence among young people. Photo: The police – The parents are the youth’s most important supporters, and should take an active role in the youth’s everyday life. A lot is happening online, and it is important that the adults have an insight into this reality. The police therefore believe in the prevention of violence. The threat assessment for 2022 points out that there is a chance that violence among minors will increase. The violence is filmed and broadcast on social media. The police believe it can create fear among other young people and ensure that the violence becomes more serious because it is documented.
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“Stian” was 11 years old when he was threatened to beat up other children – news Vestfold and Telemark – Local news, TV and radio
