The contention is whether the valuables are being traded voluntarily for welfare, or whether they are being taken by force (i.e. stealing). Presumably Danish citizens can choose whether to claim welfare or not.
Also, while a normal person might suppose that all jewellery must be of "affectional value", I doubt the Danish state sees it the same way.
The law was never intentioned at taking jewelry or taking it by force. The law was intended to make sure that you didn't have people showing up with lots of valuables and collecting money from the system. Again the Danish system is extremely giving. And lets put something in context here. People traveling through several countries to get to Denmark seeking asylum do have a choice. Many of them are men and left their family behind btw.
And yes the Danish state sees it that ways since it's explicitly in the law.
The whole thing is much to do about nothing. A bunch of danish people venting their political opinions about danish domestic policy in international media.
That is their right but this leaves a lot of room for gross simplifications and lack of context when discussing the law.
This started with people claiming the government would take peoples wedding rings which is ironic since wedding rings is mostly a western tradition and muslims aren't even allowed to wear gold wedding rings.
This is just one example of how absurd the whole discussion is and the level of manipulation that have gone into framing Denmark as an especially bad nation.
The fact still remains that Denmark is one of the countries that gives most of it's GPD to immigration and refugees, one of the few countries who live up to the goals set by the UN on how much a nation should be spending on aid.
It's beyond any rational claims to portray Denmark the way it's being done right now. At the end of the day though it will mean absolutely nothing.
This is a much bigger discussion than some anal focus on some minute part of that law.
The intention of a law and how it enforced can be quite different. This law could be abused, I think that's the issue.
>> "People traveling through several countries to get to Denmark seeking asylum do have a choice. Many of them are men and left their family behind btw."
There's a reason the men are leaving their families behind. Travelling across Europe can be very dangerous - I'm sure some of the men who lost children to drowning off the coast of Greece wish they'd left their families behind. The men take the dangerous journey, get some shelter for their family in a new country, and then move the family there safely. Not all asylum seekers have had their homes destroyed/are at immediate risk of being killed. You would typically start trying to get out before your city is being bombed so it makes sense to leave your family in relative safety where they have shelter/food/a community to help them.
>> "muslims aren't even allowed to wear gold wedding rings."
Not all people seeking asylum in Europe at the minute are Muslim.
Denmark have no history of treating it's refugees or asylum seekers that way. They are just doing what Germany, Holland and Switzcherland is already doing. And you should turn it on it's head. The law was made to make sure people don't misuse the danish wellfare system. It's the same rule that apply to it's own citizens.
It is estimated that more than half of the refugees are economic immigrants/refugees not actually refugees. Sweeden is sending back up to 80.000 for exactly that reason. They aren't in any danger.
Claiming that it can be dangerous traveling across Europe is so absurd I don't even know what to say. Is it more dangerous than what they escaped? If thats the case why travel to Denmark? You are contradicting yourself.
Most people who seek asylum are actually muslims so yes.
Europe is more dangerous than living under ISIS?:) Well, looking at how things are going it might just be the case very soon. Back in the days before the collapse of Soviet Union there was an attempt by the party to turn the tide by claiming "to fix the socialism's shortcomings we need more socialism!". Now Europe is trying to fix refugees and ISIS problem by calling for "more refugees! more ISIS!"
Also, while a normal person might suppose that all jewellery must be of "affectional value", I doubt the Danish state sees it the same way.