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Yes, we're talking about those little wristbands like the ones with the word "Livestrong" on them back before Lance Armstrong got kicked out of cycling.

https://polisen.se/Aktuellt/Nyheter/2016/Juni/Tafsa-inte--och-polisanmal-om-du-blivit-utsatt/

The wristbands aren't meant to actually stop attacks, instead start conversations about how molesting women is wrong. Still, given that most of the groping spree in Europe is being done my middle-eastern migrants who don't read Swedish, this looks like it'll be as successful as that Starbucks "race together" campaign.

But most of the attackers neither read nor speak Swedish so how does this help anyone? It seems like this is designed more to make Swedish women feel safer than it is to actually accomplish anything meaningful.

Vikings? This is the 21st Century Sweden.

 CptJake wrote:

 Daemonhammer wrote:
Either way, it does seem like a pretty big issue for Sweden at the moment, i wonder how they are going to deal with it.

With bracelets.


They are quite the conversation starter.

Winner!

 Ashiraya wrote:
If I see that insanely stupid 'sweden yes' meme one more time...

What an awesome segue back to the topic of the thread.

You hate that meme and apparently so do the Swedish police.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/06/world/europe/swedish-police-investigate-over-40-reports-of-rape-and-groping-at-2-music-festivals.html

Swedish Police Investigate Over 40 Reports of Rape and Groping at 2 Music Festivals

One of the acts, Mumford & Sons had this to say...

“We’re gutted by these hideous reports,” the British rock band Mumford & Sons, one of the headline acts at the Bravalla Festival, said in a Facebook post. “We won’t play at this festival again until we’ve had assurances from the police and organizers that they’re doing something to combat what appears to be a disgustingly high rate of reported sexual violence.”

It's a shame that it has taken so long for police to act on behalf of their citizens' safety. It's more a shame that some people don't care enough to respect others or behave as guests in a country that took them in during their time of need.