Reports have been submitted to the police in regard to the video ‘Raiskaajien ja pedofiilien metsästys on alkanut’ (‘The hunt for rapists and paedophiles is on’), posted online recently. The video, which includes behaviour pointing towards violence, hints at a fake profile created for the so-called hunt.
The National Police Board wants to remind everyone that suspected crimes cannot be systematically responded to with serious offences. Responding to sexual crimes with crimes of violence does not help in the protection of human life and health or contribute to public safety.
‘The police takes threats of violence seriously and works to prevent violent deeds in advance. Threats of violence are condemnable, both when vigilante patrols behave threateningly and when threats are delivered online’, says Pekka Heikkinen , Chief Superintendent with the National Police Board.
The National Police Board has asked the Helsinki Police Department to assess whether a crime should be suspected and to determine which preventive and other measures should be taken in response to the video.
