Talk:Fatal stabbing of Alexandra Mezher

Reliable source
Replaced material sourced to the Gatestone Institute. Deleting editor appears to disagree politically with the Gatestone Institute's politics. Insufficient reason to delete.E.M.Gregory (talk) 11:27, 5 February 2016 (UTC)
 * WP:AGF. I specifically mentioned WP:RSN in my edit comment, and if you search for Gatestone in the archives you will find that Gatestone isn't considered a reliable source per WP standards. I also question using any source connected to the Counterjihad movement as a source for a statement of fact in immigration related topics. It shouldn't be hard to find a reliable source for the statement if it is correct.
 * I'm not particularly happy with using British tabloids as sources either, and I'm pretty sure the Daily Mail is considered unreliable, but I don't have time to check WP:RSN right now. Sjö (talk) 12:21, 5 February 2016 (UTC)

Reliable sourcing
This article is continuing to use unreliable sources, which I have removed per WP:BLP as they make allegations about living people. The Daily Mail is not a reliable source. The Sun is not a reliable source. The Gatestone Institute is not a reliable source. AusLondonder (talk) 04:27, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Not reliable according to whom? Please see Template:unreliable source, best used instead of removing sourced content. Spirit Ethanol (talk) 06:39, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * The Gatestone institute is not a reliable source per consensuns on WP:RSN. There is no consensus on a blanket ban for the Daily Mail, but there seems to be a general agreement that it shouldn't be used for BLP statements. I'm surprised that you restore a patently unreliable source. AusLondoner's edits followed WP:BLPREMOVE: "Remove immediately any contentious material about a living person that: 1.is unsourced or poorly sourced..." (my italics). Sjö (talk) 07:05, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * It's still not clear to me where the BLP violation is, inside the source contents? Spirit Ethanol (talk) 13:44, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree with user Spirit Ethanol. It is not clear to me either.--BabbaQ (talk) 17:38, 9 February 2016 (UTC)
 * The BLP violation concerns allegations about the company director and the alleged suspects, not sourced reliably in violation of WP:BLP AusLondonder (talk) 02:57, 10 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Restored some of the sources without allegations assuming this is not in violation of BLP. Spirit Ethanol (talk) 10:10, 11 February 2016 (UTC)

Comment Per the discussion here, The Sun is not a reliable source. Please check WP:RSN archives to confirm the Daily Mail is not a reliable source. AusLondonder (talk) 10:01, 12 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Except for The Sun, the discussion about unreliable sourcing seems to be a way of wanting the article to appear unsourced. Just my point of view.BabbaQ (talk) 14:07, 13 February 2016 (UTC)
 * If there are reliable sources saying the same thing, please do add them. But if a statement of fact can only be found in unreliable sources, then maybe it doesn't belong in the article. That is the purpose of the policy Verifiability after all: to weed out material that is insufficiently sourced. Sjö (talk) 07:01, 14 February 2016 (UTC)

Mental issues
An early report (in Swedish) mentioned that the attacker hade psychological problems, and that the centre had hired extra staff to deal with this. However, that person hadn't started at the time of the attack. Another Swedish article about Miss Mezher's funeral mentioned that the attacker was at an institution for forensic psychiatry, which suggests that he had some mental issues. I think this is very relevant to the article, but the sourcing is a bit weak, since early reports often are wrong. Also, I haven't seen any sources in English talking about any mental issues. Has anybody seen an English-language source mentioning this, please add the information. Sjö (talk) 15:57, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

Propose moving
I want to propose moving the article to another name as there are several problems with the current title, the main issue being that this is far from the only "asylum centre stabbing" in Sweden in 2016 as the article's title seem to suggest. Also, I find the title very generic. To solve the issue I suggest two alternatives, one which sticks to the present format is to move the article to Molndal asylum centre stabbing in line with the current format, or alternatively name it Murder of Alexandra Mezher (which would be more direct and person-focused). I'm not sure which is preferred, so responses from other users is welcomed. User2534 (talk) 13:39, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I agree with your concerns. "Murder of Victim" titles are more common. The current title is clearly problematic in several ways. I have moved it, we will see if any other editor objects. AusLondonder (talk) 22:30, 22 February 2016 (UTC)
 * "Murder of" is very problematic for BLP and NPOV reasons. A person is considered innocent until proven guilty, and at this time we don't know if the attack was murder, manslaughter or something else. "2016 Molndal asylum center stabbing" or something like that follows the same pattern as 2015 IKEA stabbing attack 2015 Ikea stabbing attack. Of course, the article can be moved after a verdict. Sjö (talk) 05:37, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * "Murder of" is very common including in high-profile cases such as Murder of Joanna Yeates and Murder of Leigh Leigh. See other articles with the title here. Regarding BLP concerns, stating Mezher was murdered does not automatically and necessarily assume the guilt of any particular person. However, I do understand you point and perhaps "Death of" would be more appropriate. Otherwise something along the lines of Molndal stabbing may be appropriate but the wording seems imprecise and clunky to me. AusLondonder (talk) 05:53, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * The big difference is that there is a convicted murderer in both cases. And saying that calling it murder doesn't assume the guilt of the apprehended attacker is true only in a technical sense. "Death of" would be better, as doesn't imply any conclusion about the result of the trial. Sjö (talk) 12:32, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * I've moved to Death of Alexandra Mezher. Do you think this is suitable or would a title referencing the year/centre/location be better? We could always open a RM if necessary. AusLondonder (talk) 12:57, 23 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Does anyone actually dispute that this was indeed a murder? A conviction isn't really required, unless the entire sequence of events is disputed by the defendant. As far as I understand, the sequence of events is not under dispute since the defence seems to have tried to claim psychological issues for defence rather than disputing the murder itself. If so, the article should be moved (back) to "Murder of". User2534 (talk) 19:55, 18 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Murder is a crime that requires a conviction for murder. I don't know how the Swedish justice system works, but in the U.S., one can easily imagine this case going to trial and resulting in a conviction for something other than murder. I think that "Death of" is the best NPOV title unless and until there is a trial and a conviction, or some other kind of official ruling. The Daily Mail calling it a murder does not make it so.


 * , please undo your recent move of this page, which goes against the rough consensus at this talk page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:24, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
 * Donottroll doesn't seem to be around, so I undid the change. I also removed the reference since it doesn't support that it was a murder, only that a source called it murder. We shouldn't let simplified journalism influence the accuracy of our articles. Also, I see that the prosecutor has charged the assailant with murder, but notes that the charge covers the elements for aggravated manslaughter and aggravated assault as well. This shows that its not obvious that the verdict will be murder and the article should reflect that.Sjö (talk) 10:50, 27 May 2016 (UTC)

Violence against migrants
This sentence is only supported by articles referencing a supposed attack on migrants at Stockholm trains station as a claim for increased violence against immigrants after the attack. "The attack was followed by a marked increase in violence against immigrants by far-right Swedish activists.[16][19][20][1]"

The attack on migrants that the sources talk about has not been proven to be violent anywhere, and several sources express doubt whether anything else than the distribution of inflammatory flyers happened at all. Furthermore, as this event was only a single occurrence, and the 'attackers' did not cite this murder as their primary reason to gather, it seems questionable to claim that the murder increased violence against immigrants significantly.

"Witnesses said the men physically attacked people they believed were foreigners. However, police have not confirmed these reports."



Pieceofmetalwork (talk) 14:59, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

I have removed the entire sentence now. Why?


 * for it doesn't mention the Death of Alexandra at all


 * only says "The attack happened a few days after a murder". So what?


 * says "The attack came as the mother of a young woman stabbed to death by a Somali migrant last week spoke out against immigration." Also not a link, unless we are sure that there weren't other triggers or more important motivations.


 * Finally, does state some evidence of a link "The police cited the arrests of young migrants in the recent murder of a social worker and in a gang rape last year, as well as the attacks on women that have occurred in Cologne, Germany, and elsewhere in Europe." But later on, it also says this: "There were no reports of migrants having been attacked, according to the authorities."

Next, in the following sentence someone claims that this incident was the 'causative success for the soldiers of Odin patrols'. In the source it only says "Her death sparked a fresh debate about the security threat posed by the newcomers, who include large numbers of young men traumatized by war."

It's obvious that the incident has added to polarization in society, but it is simply factually incorrect to state that it was such a trigger point for a wave of violence against immigrants.

Pieceofmetalwork (talk) 06:07, 31 May 2016 (UTC)

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Category Crimes committed by illegal immigrants
Illegal immigration defines the topic as "the migration of people into a country in ways that violate the immigration laws of that country, or the remaining in a country of people who no longer have the legal right to remain." The status as an illegal immigrant is contentious and per WP:BLP such information "that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion. Users who persistently or egregiously violate this policy may be blocked from editing." For the category to apply to there needs to be a source that says that the perpetrator migrated into Sweden in a way that violated the migration laws. There is no doubt that he had the legal right to remain in Sweden while his asylum application was processed, that's just the way the process works. The fact that the application was later denied doesn't change that he at the time of the killing had a legal right to stay in Sweden.Sjö (talk) 18:50, 28 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Sjö, why am I not surprised that I seem to find a lot of articles about supposed illegals or immigrants killing people, many more than articles about non-illegals or non-immigrants killing people, something which happens much more frequently? Drmies (talk) 21:22, 6 April 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 16 July 2024
Fatal stabbing of Alexandra Mezher → Killing of Alexandra Mezher – As per, WP:CONSISTENT with other articles where stabbing resulted in a death. People are more likely to search the title as "Killing of Person X".&#32;— Hemant Dabral (📞 • ✒) 10:45, 15 July 2024 (UTC) This is a contested technical request (permalink). — Hemant Dabral (📞 • ✒) 15:48, 16 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Support per WP:KILLINGOF, which says with regards to articles about manslaughter convictions that following such a verdict, an article about the victim's death may be titled "Killing of [victim]". AVNOJ1989 (talk) 00:01, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Support as stabbing implies that the victim is still alive, i.e. Stabbing of Spencer Stone. cookie monster   755  04:05, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Support follows WP:KILLINGOF and WP:KILLINGS.Sjö (talk) 05:55, 17 July 2024 (UTC)


 * Support per above. RodRabelo7 (talk) 16:11, 21 July 2024 (UTC)