Neighborhood Patrols in Irun Have Been Accused of Being "Breeding Grounds for Hatred"

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Since the creation of the WhatsApp group “Lo Vimos en Irun” on May 5, more than 700 people have joined the group that organizes patrols on Saturdays. Behind the pretexts of “ensuring security” and “preventing crimes”, the group is a breeding ground for hatred, although the institutions and the police do not see the need to take action.

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"No Facebook, no cookies, a good beating and you'll see how he loses his desire to act stupid," one said. "A good beating! I'll stick a ham up his ass!", replied the other. This is a conversation in the Lo vimos en Irun Whatsapp group, but there have been dozens of others like it. The group was created on May 5th, and its aim, they say, is to organize neighborhood patrols on Saturday nights, "to prevent crimes" that may occur in the town. Howeve…