'Perkere ud af DK': Possible hateful vandalism hits village for the sixth time
Residents of Rødding call the vandalism "disgusting" and "sad."
Once again, a business owner in Rødding has been hit by vandalism. Among other things, a window was smashed and "perkere ud af DK" was written in graffiti on the building's facade. (Photo: © Bo Bork Bechsgaard, DR) 10 minutes ago
It is no more than two weeks ago that residents of Rødding organized a demonstration (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/greb-faklerne-og-demonstrerede-mod-mulig-racistisk-haervaerk) called 'Rødding mod racisme', after three of the town's business owners with immigrant backgrounds had experienced vandalism in a short period of time.
But it has not stopped the vandalism in the South Jutland town.
Between Thursday and Friday night, a pizzeria in the town had a window smashed, while "perkere ud af DK" was written on the side of the building in yellow graffiti paint.
The same message was also written on another pizzeria two weeks ago.
We have been in contact with the owner of the pizzeria that was subjected to vandalism last night. He does not wish to comment.
* On another building in Rødding, "perkere ud af DK" was also written in yellow graffiti on October 26. (Photo: © Niklas Møller Jørgensen, DR)
* The door window of the pizzeria's entrance was smashed last night. (Photo: © Bo Bork Bechsgaard, DR)
1 / 2 On another building in Rødding, "perkere ud af DK" was also written in yellow graffiti on October 26. (Photo: © Niklas Møller Jørgensen, DR) 1 / 2 The door window of the pizzeria's entrance was smashed last night. (Photo: © Bo Bork Bechsgaard, DR) 2 / 2
----------------------
'It's disgusting'
----------------------
Freddy Schmidt, who lives in Rødding, woke up this morning to a picture of the vandalism that had been shared on the town's common Facebook page. And it made him very sad, he says:
- I don't understand it. It's otherwise such a peaceful town. I feel sorry for them. It's sad.
Bent Jessen, who also lives in Rødding, shares the same opinion:
- It's disgusting. I don't understand how it can happen, he says.
Bent Jessen became angry when he saw the new vandalism at one of the town's pizzerias this morning. (Photo: © Bo Bechsgaard, DR)
South and Southern Jutland Police state in a written response that last night's vandalism is the sixth of its kind committed on four different dates within a short period, where "the incidents have similarities in modus operandi."
- We therefore have a suspicion that they have been committed by the same perpetrator or perpetrators, writes Søren Vraa Larsen, Deputy Police Inspector at South and Southern Jutland Police.
It says "perkere ud af DK" on the wall. Are you working on the assumption that it is racially motivated vandalism?
- Our ongoing investigation will, among other things, clarify the motive for the vandalism. One of the hypotheses we are investigating is that there is a hate motive behind it. However, it is too early to determine at this point in the investigation, writes Søren Vraa Larsen.
The police also urge citizens who have information about the case to contact them.
Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=undefined)
Warning: This article was translated by a Large Language Model, in case of doubt, you can always visit the original source.