Tl;dr the author transported illegal refugees to Sweden, despite suspecting it to be illegal; is somehow upset for being sued
When Denmark criminalised kindness
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#12I live in Denmark, and unfortnately this story is true. It seems like we have learnt nothing since World War II
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#13Tl;dr the author transported illegal refugees to Sweden, despite suspecting it to be illegal; is somehow upset for being sued
Technically the author did not, nor the husband, transport the refugees to Sweden. They helped them with tickets to the train.
"So my husband offered them a lift to the train station on the Danish side of the border. He bought them tickets to Helsingborg and made sure they got on the right train."
Then it is actually the Danish State Railways responsibility to make sure they aren't transporting any illegal immigrants across the border. And that has since then been the case. You can't board the train to Sweden any longer without valid ID.
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#14The author was showing a little kindness to people who are fleeing a war.
Not everyone thinks the same way, so I can imagine indifference here and there. If you're on an online website, rather than confronted right then-and-there with another human being in need, I can imagine you take a somewhat abstract view.
What surprised me in the story was the outright hatred and aggression some people have towards "the other".
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
She gave five or six people a ride, served them coffee, and then sent them on their way. Hardly a refugee shelter!
Why are you not allowed to feed the animals in national parks? It would be kind after all. People play on others' kindness and abuse it when it's not kept in check. This is nipping the problem in the bud.
> Why are you not allowed to feed the animals in national parks?
1. because your food can make them sick
2. because they may eat too much
would either apply to people?
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why are you not allowed to feed the animals in national parks? It would be kind after all. People play on others' kindness and abuse it when it's not kept in check. This is nipping the problem in the bud.
> Why are you not allowed to feed the animals in national parks? 1. because your food can make them sick 2. because they may eat too much would either apply to people?
You missed the largest point, it makes them dependent on the easy handouts and kills their instincts.
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#17I live in Denmark, and unfortnately this story is true. It seems like we have learnt nothing since World War II
Fellow dane here. I think the direction the mainstream political parties are moving is a national shame.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Why are you not allowed to feed the animals in national parks? 1. because your food can make them sick 2. because they may eat too much would either apply to people?
You missed the largest point, it makes them dependent on the easy handouts and kills their instincts.
Are you genuinely arguing against helping people in need?
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Why are you not allowed to feed the animals in national parks? 1. because your food can make them sick 2. because they may eat too much would either apply to people?
You missed the largest point, it makes them dependent on the easy handouts and kills their instincts.
And you think human beings should be acting on instincts, or what?
Where are you going with this analogy, besides comparing people to animals in a zoo?
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#20Tl;dr the author transported illegal refugees to Sweden, despite suspecting it to be illegal; is somehow upset for being sued
"Illegal refugees". What a lovely phrase you've come up with. I'm sure people will stop fleeing a war if you tell them that it's illegal.