20 Minuten (2013) reports about two young girls who were arrested by the policie in Lucerne while trying to break into a house. Apparently, the girls come from a Roma camp in France. This short news confirms and is in line with the suspicion expressed in the Weltwoche (Gut, Philipp / Scherrer, Lucien 2013). In its article from early November it again talked of a “culture of crime”, which is brought into Switzerland by the Rroma. Articles with ethnic attributions that are not contextualized do promote racism towards an already heavily marginalized minority. More sensitivity in handling ethnic attributions would be highly desirable.

• 20 Minuten (2013) 11- und 12-jährige Mädchen auf Einbruchstour. In: 20 Minuten online vom 26.11.2013. URL: http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zentralschweiz/story/11–und-12-jaehrige-Maedchen-auf-Einbruchstour-15361699
• Gut, Philipp/Scherrer, Lucien (2013) Geschäftsmodell: Kinderhandel. In: Die Weltwoche Nr. 44: 2013, S. 20-22.

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