HS Turku Southwest Finland police warn: Some phenomenon incites young people to shoot violence and sex videos

Turku There is a dangerous social media phenomenon among young people in the region, the police in Southwest Finland say in a press release.

In the phenomenon, young people describe and share offensive content. According to police, these are violent videos as well as intimate images and sex videos that violate sexual morality.

Police in southwestern Finland are currently investigating individual assaults on the phenomenon. The youngest known to the police are 13 years old.

“As a result of the phenomenon, a number of young people have been subjected, partly consciously, partly involuntarily, to unpleasant attention, offensive comments and crimes,” the release said.

Police recalls in the press release that young people can commit crimes in many ways.

“First, the phenomenon incites young people to the acts of violence described by those involved. In this case, both the perpetrator and the perpetrators are guilty of the crime, ”the Criminal Commissioner Petri Lamppu The Southwest Finland Police Department says in a press release.

In addition, the crime can be committed by writing and publishing other derogatory content. The criminal offense may be Defamation or the dissemination of privacy information.

Police recall that the possession and distribution of sexually explicit material representing a minor is always illegal. Police are urging young people to remove such material.

“If a young person is in possession of such material, the prosecutor may demand that the equipment containing the material, such as the young person’s cell phone, be owned by the state in the course of a criminal investigation,” the statement said.