Friday, December 19, 2008

Those Darned Lutheran Youth!

We have a mystery on our hands in Sweden:

Dozens of youths have rioted in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for a second consecutive night, setting cars on fire and clashing with police.


Just who could those youths be and what might be motivating them? The BBC isn't clear on identifying the youths, but there is a subtle clue provided in the story by a police spokeswoman:

She said the trouble was linked to the closure of an Islamic centre.


Aha! This could be a clue! No, never mind. The fleeting thought skipped from my mind.

So perhaps radicalized Lutherans are the culprits? Or maybe some rogue Roman Catholics? Would you believe, angry Hindus?

No, huh? If only the BBC had been able to investigate a little longer, I'm sure they could have figured out just what was going on in Malmo. Just who could those car-torching "youths" be?

I guess we'll never know.