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Security Guard Highlights Youth Gathering at Sundsvall Mall

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  • Hundreds of young people gather daily at Birsta City mall in Sundsvall during the sports break.
  • Security guard Timmy Henriksson cites lack of activities and rising costs as reasons for the gatherings.
  • Security guards have powers to evict or detain individuals to maintain public order and safety.

According to sources, the sun is shining brightly. Timmy Henriksson, a security guard at Birsta City outside Sundsvall, believes the reasons young people gather there include lack of money, lack of activities, or lack of interest in other activities. He recently kicked out a group of young people during the sports break.

" Some boys tell him they don't think there is much to do in Sundsvall, especially at ages 16-18. Henriksson added, "They didn't say much. " He believes the municipality should take some responsibility so young people have something else to do than hang out at Birsta City.

They maybe don't have so much interest in being outside.

Timmy Henriksson, Security guard at Birsta City

The specific activities or facilities lacking in Sundsvall for young people aged 16-18 are not detailed. Henriksson notes that things have become more expensive in general, and there is not as much money left to take trips with children. The main role of a security guard is to help maintain public order and safety and create security.

Security guards complement police order work and can contribute to crime prevention work. They are under police leadership and must follow police officers' instructions in service. Security guards in service represent the public regardless of whether they are employed by a private, municipal, regional, or state actor.

They didn't say much. They probably don't want to talk to a security guard.

Timmy Henriksson, Security guard at Birsta City

They have powers including taking care of intoxicated persons, evicting, removing, or temporarily detaining persons who disturb or pose an immediate danger to public order, conducting body searches, confiscating alcohol of minor value and destroying it after police decision, conducting security checks in places like courts and at public meetings, and using violence if necessary, with violence in reasonable proportion to the purpose of the measure.

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