"Magnus, get your act together!" "I can't do it for you." " Don't scold him." " You're his mom, not me!" "You'd better come home." "Laura had an anxiety attack." " I didn't know you were so upset." " Everything frightened me." " The climate minister's here." " The Green Party is resigning." "Any comments?" "It's wrong and arrogant of the PM not to call a general election." " This isn't a kindergarten." " You don't work here anymore." " Why do you want me back?" " To remember my early days here." " What the hell's all this?" " We have guests coming." "Don't tell me you forgot?" "I'll get the wine!" "Stine, I'll be with you soon." ""Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you."" " Matthew 5:44" "Kenneth." " Can I see the knife?" " You're not allowed to play with it." " Why not?" " It's my grandfather's hunting knife." "He always said: "This hunting knife must not leave its sheath   without tasting blood." Let's get you some food." "Dad's friends are coming over soon." " It's poker night." " I'm not hungry." "Nonsense." "I'll make you spaghetti." "Hello?" "Hi." "Stig Rasmussen, the realtor." "We spoke on the phone." "Kasper Juul." "Yes, well ..." "We sold it." " I've informed your mother." " She's a bit ..." "She's in a home." "Yes, I went to the home to give her the bill of sale." "You grew up here, I gather?" "Must be hard to take leave ..." " Kenneth ..." " I want to sleep." "You can play poker with us." "Wouldn't that be fun?" "Kenneth, look at me." "You're a big boy now." "You can join in the fun." "I'll teach you how to play." "Dad's friends want to show you, too." "Excuse me ..." "Excuse me." "Your mom asked me to give you this." "She was quite insistent." "Now, about the furniture." "It must have sentimental value to you." "No." "My mom has all the stuff she needs at the home." "Will you empty the house?" "Call me when it's done." "The key's right there." "GOVERNMENT Episode 16" " Them and Us" "What makes Mr. Hesselboe think it poses a problem   that the Moderates and Labour form a coalition and stay in power?" "A government does not need to be supported by a majority   as long as it is not opposed by a majority, as Hesselboe well knows." "After all, he led a minority government for seven years." "Next on the agenda are a series of bills   the first one submitted by Mr. Svend Åge Saltum." "Let's hear it, Svend Åge." "The Freedom Party submits a bill   asking government to do something about the rise in juvenile crime." "Lower the age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 years." "The latest statistics show   an entire generation of parents have given up on their children." "They come here from far away   and let their offspring roam the Danish streets flashing knives." "When a 12-year-old takes up arms   he is no longer a child and should not be treated like a child either." "Great!" "We're under pressure   and Svend Åge trots out the cliché about juvenile delinquents." "Unfortunately, the new justice minister and the Labour hardliners lap it up." "Thorsen can't handle them on his own." "I'll call in Thorsen and Brodersen." "Svend Åge, how do you sleep at night?" "All you do is spread hate!" "And stop gaping at me like that!" "You're a political parasite!" "That's what you are!" "Birgitte wants to talk to you." "You'd better go in, Kasper." " Anything wrong?" " I'm fine." "Kasper decided to voice his honest opinion about Saltum ... to Saltum." "Exciting to learn you're an angry and opinionated young man." "Still, the PM's media advisor can't go about abusing other party leaders." "I'm sorry." "Sanne, please order a small box of candy and wnite:" ""Dear Svend Åge." "I apologize for my behavior earlier today."" " Is that really necessary?" " You will deliver it personally." "But what about the meeting ..." "I'll handle it myself." "I don't need an out of control media advisor." "Go and apologize." "It's one of the Freedom Party's favorite ideas to lower the age." "It's Saltum's fixed idea." "He's out to split the new coalition." "But he's got a point." "It offends the public sense of justice   to have young offenders go unpunished." "Internally in Labour you aren't agreed on lowering the age, are you?" " Not at all." " Many of us like the bill." "Our age of criminal responsibility is lower than our neighboring countries'." "In Great Britain it's age 10." "The latest statistics show no rise in the number of young offenders." "Still, cases of assault in that group have risen by almost 200%." "They're out to split us up." "Don't let them manipulate us already." "We have to defeat this bill." "We'll debate the matter internally later." " You want to shelve it." " Let's deal with it later." "Come in." "I'm waiting for you to say something, Kasper   that presumably will sound like an apology." "Kasper?" "Kasper?" "Hi." "Remember me?" " Lisa." " From Skagen?" "From Labour's pre-election party." "It's okay, we were wasted." "I work for the party's PR department." "Could I talk to you sometime?" "We'd like to coordinate some issues." "I'm a sucker for coordinating, so drop by." "Thanks." "Did you get that?" "What are you doing here?" "I thought you were hosting some show." "Torben hired me for six months as a maternity leave substitute." "I'm both anchor and reporter." "So if I'm lucky, I'll see you at press conferences now and then?" "Word is that you flew off the handle with Saltum." "I gave him my honest opinion." "I'm sick and tired of treating people around here with respect   even though we resent them." "I just apologized to Svend Åge." "And that didn't go down well, either." "I'm so glad we could meet and talk about Laura." "It was quite a wake-up call, but I think she's better now." "Sure ..." "It's an important step that she's back in school." "She hasn't relapsed, but I still think   she ought to see a psychologist." "I don't want to interfere, but I think you ought to consider medication." " What kind of medication?" " Antidepressants." "Just for a while." "To prevent a relapse." " You don't agree, do you?" " Cecilie is a doctor ..." " A pediatrician, not a psychiatrist." " True." "Not only psychiatrists prescribe that sort of medication." "No, GPs throw them at their patients, no matter how young." "That is not an option." "Is it?" " Don't misunderstand ..." " Is that an option, Phillip?" "Cecilie might have an objective view of this." "Objectively, I am not in favor of dishing out happy pills to kids." "Can't we talk about this?" "We're going to see the psychiatrist tomorrow." "I'll take Laura and ask for his opinion." "Great." "Let's get that." "Okay." " Sorry, Cecilie." "I didn't mean to ..." " It's okay." "Svend Åge has been assaulted by a 13-year-old immigrant." " How bad is it?" " Bad." "The kid was 13." " I mean how bad is he hurt?" " A head wound and a broken arm." " It's a political windfall for him." " A party leader has been assaulted." "Saltum and his wife went for a walk." "A group of youths followed them   and a 13-year-old pushed Saltum down a flight of stairs." "64-year-old Saltum suffered several injuries in the fall." " Katrine, stand by." " Katrine Fønsmark is on the scene." "I'm at the hospital." "Svend Åge Saltum has just been examined." " Get that camera in there!" " Ask a question, preferably today." "What did the doctors say?" "My left arm is broken, and my left foot is sprained." "And I got whacked on the head." "They say us hillbillies know nothing about the concrete jungle." "But I guarantee you that this hillbilly knows it all too well now." " What do the doctors say?" " Hillbillies are tough as nails." "Always brave and never frail ..." "He may be a reactionary right-winger, but that's damned good TV." "THEY CAN'T KILL US" "Good morning, Birgitte." "My mom might vote for Svend Åge, because she feels sorry for the guy." "Can I take away Sanne's mom's right to vote?" "Many people feel like her." "We must be on the offensive." "Right now you come off as the soft teacher   afraid to punish the young bully who pushed an old man down the stairs." " What do you suggest?" " Influence the media." "You've kept a low profile after having to form a new government." "But don't let the public think you're paralyzed." "The Freedom Party has called an urgent inquiry debate with you." " When?" " The day after tomorrow." "The president thinks we should take the agitated mood seriously." "Do what you find necessary, but use your professional judgment." " Moderate Youth, Rasmus speaking." " Kasper Juul from the PM's Office." "I've got an idea for an ad that should come from you." "I want it to hit the papers the day after tomorrow." "Let me call you back." "Katrine, that interview with Svend Åge, call that good journalism?" "You used to be so brilliant." "What happened?" "I should've taken a critical lunge at an old assault victim?" "Yes, because Svend Åge never misses an opportunity to play the martyr   and you guys let him get away with it every fucking time!" "Is your editor scared shitless of being called politically biased?" " 30 seconds, Katrine." " Saltum is on live in a moment." "Thanks." "Welcome, Svend Åge." "How's the arm?" "It must be the most photographed cast in the kingdom of Denmark." " Hillbillies are tough as nails!" " Five seconds." "Three, two, one." "Action." "The central figure, discharged last night, is with us tonight." "Welcome, Svend Åge Saltum." "How are you?" " I get by on painkillers." " Stand by, camera 2." "These past years I've been subjected to everything   from verbal abuse to having eggs thrown at me." "But that didn't shut me up." "Camera 3 on the question." "Objectively speaking, don't you and your party profit from the martyr role?" " You've lost me now." " She's not sticking to the script." "People sympathize with you whenever you're the target of angry outbursts." "What a nasty question." "Do you think I want to be knocked into a cocked hat?" " No." " To be assaulted and mocked ..." " Ready, 1." " She hasn't changed one bit." " I wouldn't wish this on my enemies." " Finish off." " I understand." " I'm in a cast!" "How dare you?" " Finish off, Katrine." " Where the hell did you learn this?" " God damn it!" " That's all for today." "You ask the questions we all want answers to, but it's lousy TV!" "I can paper my walls with complaints tomorrow!" "Now we have to discuss if TV1 is biased, leftist ..." " I'm sick of it." "Okay?" " Sorry." "You said it." "I'm going to call him up, so you can tell him you're sorry." " Look, I'll e-mail him." " Svend Åge, Torben Friis speaking." "I've got a very remorseful anchor here." "She'd like to talk to you." " Hello, Svend Åge." " Sorry, sorry, sorry." "Listen, I very much regret   asking you that question." "I was way out of line, and I'm very sorry." " Hi, sweetie." " Hi." "Hi, sweetie." "How was your day?" " How did it go at the psychiatrist's?" " Fine." " He seemed competent." " Did you like talking to him?" " You'll be seeing him again." "Okay?" " Yes, fine." "He gave us these." " I'm going to my room." " Bye, sweetie." " Happy pills, Phillip?" " He's a psychiatrist." "One of the best." "Yeah, but you're Laura's dad, right?" "Is this you trying to be loyal to Cecilie?" " Keep your jealousy out of this." " How dare you!" " Not everyone sees it your way." " I thought we saw it the same way." "We don't condone loading kids with happy pills, for Christ's sake!" "I don't know who you are." "I don't know who I'm talking to." "She is not popping one of these, until I've talked to the psychiatrist." "Fine!" "The assault on Saltum has caused a public uproar." "Organizations are taking to the streets today to support freedom of speech." "The far left has called a counter-rally." " This is great." " Hi." "Just put in on her desk." "I've been to see your legal staff." "Have you got a minute now?" "I'm pretty busy right now." "Let's meet later or tomorrow?" " Have I got your number?" " I'll text it to you." " I have yours." " You do?" "What's up?" "The PM has been summoned to an inquiry debate." "What about?" " Why is this debate so important?" " An inquiry debate is a test." "It's one of the opposition's strongest weapons, because it ends with a vote." "They hope to secure a majority in favor of their policy." "So they can force the government to pursue a policy they're against?" " Exactly." "The majority decides." " What can the government do?" "Their only option is to come up with an alternative bill." "I'm afraid we can't accept this wording." "We're facing a frontal attack by the opposition   who wants to force us to pursue a policy against our wishes." " Against your wishes." " We have to reach an agreement." ""The government doesn't find it unilaterally suitable   to lower the age of criminal responsibility."" "But Labour doesn't agree with you Moderates on that." "That's why we write "unilaterally"." "We agree that lowering the age doesn't solve all problems, don't we?" "The wording is too negative." "Try: "The government understands the intention of lowering the age."" "I won't be accredited with that view." "We must be able to find a softer choice of words." "How about:" ""The government finds it hard ..."" "Kasper." "We need to draft a bill saying as little as possible   while still gaining us the majority." "How do we phrase it?" "How about: "The government acknowledges that incidents like this   can offend the public sense of justice   and commits itself to implementing crime-fighting initiatives."" "That doesn't say anything." "It's just idle talk." "It says we don't like juvenile crime and intend to do something about it." " It does." " Okay." " Yes?" " Okay?" "Good." "See you tomorrow at the debate." " Can I call and get confirmation?" " Ulrik, come here, please." "I want to make it clear that Hanne is not getting hers old job back." " 'Her' old job." " As a political editor." "She is joining us as a reporter." "Hey, reveal my salary, while you're at it." " Pia, we have two guests tonight." " Yes, Saltum and Lindenkrone." "Here's hoping for a better interview this time." "Isn't this interview borderline trite?" "That all depends on the outcome." "I'm aiming for a good debate." "It won't be a debate, but an argument ..." "Let me finish." "I have a wild angle for you." "Saltum's arm isn't broken at all." " It's all a PR stunt." " You're saying he lied about it?" " That's the word on the street." " Great story." "No, no, no, listen, people." "It's a hoax planted by Kasper Juul." " Still, let's follow it up." " I know we're under pressure." " I'm not under pressure." " Let's make an effort, people." " Don't buy the spin doctor's bull." " Welcome back." " Thank you, darling." " Thank you for that little lecture." "TV1 is not in anyone's pocket, though many people would like to think so." "Okay, crucial to the live debate tonight is:" "Balance, balance and ... well, balance." " That's all I have to say about that." " Have you got a second?" " What was crucial?" " Balance." "Holm isn't back for good, is she?" " There's a Dr. Iversen here." " Hans Christian, I'll call you back." "Laura's psychiatrist." "Show him in." " Hello." "Birgitte." " Poul." " Please sit down." " Thank you." "My daughter came home with these the other day." " Much to your dismay, I gather." " Correct." "I don't condone giving children antidepressants." "You have to realize she doesn't always tell you how she feels." "During your time in office, she's been a good girl, an A student." "Laura feels her mother trusts in her   and she wants to be worthy of that trust." "This has been so hard on her that she's grown anxious." "It just seems so drastic ..." "You take antibiotics for pneumonia and antidepressants for anxiety." "Laura needs this for the talk therapy to work." "It's the best thing you can do for your daughter." "Svend Åge Saltum, you just want to put more immigrants in jail." "No, I want to jail troublemakers." "Still, it's good to hear you admitting most troublemakers are immigrants." " Studies contradict that." " What studies?" " Katrine, let Lindenkrone answer." " Let's try to keep a civil tone here." "Please don't interrupt each other." "Anne Sofie Lindenkrone ..." "Isn't it true you live up north, and you have an apartment in Østerbro?" " Svend Åge." " May I speak now?" " Thank you." "Yes." " What were you doing in Nørrebro?" "You go for a walk in an area where you know you aren't welcome." "One might suspect you of seeking out conflict." "Are you saying there are areas where we politicians ..." " No." "But you are at risk." " So the assault was my own fault?" "Because I hold political views   it's my own fault I am assaulted." "Has she lost control of them?" "Is that what you mean?" "You mean that Saltum is a jerk." " So go ahead and beat him up." " Let him rant." "It's cool." "I took a lot of flak the last time, so anything's better." "People say my arm isn't broken." " Am I in charge here, or are you?" " You are." "Let me just dispel that rumor." "This is an X-ray   dispelling that ludicrous rumor." " That settles it then." "Thanks." " What kind of stupid rumor is that?" "I bet Svend Åge started it himself so he could pull this stunt." "Ready for tomorrow?" "They're going to point the big guns at you." "Point the biggest gun at me then." "Why haven't you done anything about juvenile crime, little Miss PC?" "But I have." "The government focuses on social initiatives." "Why do you reward violent kids?" "Shouldn't they feel the consequences?" "How do you sleep at night, Madam PM   when you constantly ignore public opinion, you softhearted liberal cow?" "All studies show  that social initiatives work better than punishment, you fascist redneck." "The past 25 years have seen a boom in literature on child psychiatry." "Never has a generation craved a firm hand as much as this one." "Your kind-hearted government has neither the talent nor the courage ..." "Judges, prosecutors, prisons and the police   are opposed to your proposal." "You ignore the recurrence rate." "The recurrence rate?" "Is the PM demonstrating her academic superiority?" "She sits in her ivory tower with her elitist friends thinking   everyone loves the multicultural world." "Well, get this." "We don't." "We're at war here." "We don't love them, and they don't love us either." "So take off the kid gloves for once, little goody two-shoes   or I'm fucking gonna chew you up!" "We must take into consideration the scientific studies in this field " " Mr. Svend Åge Saltum." "We can't base our legislation on a primitive thirst for revenge." " Kasper Juul." " Rasmus, Moderate Youth." "I've e-mailed you a draft." "Okay ... yes." "The girl is good." "I like her expression." "I want a harder background." "I want it to hurt." "And I want it to say:" ""The future according to the Freedom Party."" "Good evening, Lisa." "I'm still at the office, so drop by, if you want to." "Let's try them for a while, okay?" "I've read up on them, and they say there are no side effects." " I can do it." " Sure." " I'm going to bed." " Sleep tight, sweetie." " Good night." " Good night." "Sleep tight, okay?" " Let's sit for a while." " No." "I think you should go home." "Okay." "Who's Stine?" " I don't know any Stine." " She seems to know you well." "She called an hour ago, upset that you didn't return her calls   even though you liked fucking her." "She considered herself your girlfriend." "Your girlfriend!" "Are you mad?" "How the hell could you do that?" "What kind of man are you anyway?" "I thought we were going to have children." "I don't want children." "Why not?" "Kenneth." "You can never tell anyone what you and I do when Mom isn't home." "It would upset Mom so." "She might leave us." "So you and I have to keep our little secret to ourselves, okay?" "If you promise Dad not to tell Mom anything   if Dad can be sure you'll be grown-up about this ..." "Do we have a deal?" "I'm sorry." "Good morning." "Good morning." "What's up?" "Are you okay?" " Kasper, have you been drinking?" " Maybe." "Kasper, my office." "Now!" "This is a disaster." "Brodersen and his supporters are furious about what they see   as the Moderate Party's politically correct solo crusade." "We can forget about the bill you drafted." " Your ad just killed it." " Talk some sense into Brodersen." "We don't have time for that, Kasper." "Are you behind this?" "Yes or no." "Yes." " Are you drunk?" " No." "Get dressed." "What got into you?" "Your job is to protect me against media attacks   not to provoke them!" "You're losing it, Kasper." "If I suffer defeat now, how can I keep you on?" "It's time for the inquiry debate." "I give the floor to Mr. Svend Åge Saltum." "The Freedom Party proposes the following:" ""The government must lower the age of criminal responsibility   from 14 to 12 years."" "Far be it from me to polemicize   on whether the PM is to blame for my condition." "However, the government's failed judicial policy is to blame   for rendering society unable to punish my assailant." " The PM's in for it." " Mr. Saltum overlooks the facts." "Serious research shows that prisons just tum out new criminals." "Does Mr. Saltum really think   we should turn our children into skilled criminals in their early teens?" "Make them apprentices to hardened criminals ..." "Back then we respected authority." "We weren't above coming down hard on troublemakers." "Not out of malice, but out of pure love." "Why won't the PM give young people the firm hand they're longing for?" "Doesn't Hassan who pushed me deserve to know   what he did wrong?" "Madam PM." "It seems Mr. Saltum is still stuck in the schools of the 1950s   seeing as he refers to 12-year-olds as young people." "They are children." "I'm sure not many of us, having been subjected   to Mr. Saltum's hostile outpouring   would find Mr. Saltum fit to take care of a child." " This is an outrage!" " Order!" "I must ask the members to calm down." "We will reconvene at 1 p.m." "Girls, we have to get the PM in for an interview." "At 8:30." "Katrine, you do it." " Katrine is just a substitute, right?" " I make the decisions here." "Katrine, call Kasper Juul." " What happened?" " Very unlike Svend Åge." "Svend Åge lost his young daughter in a tragic drowning accident." "He tried to save her, but in vain." "Talk to him." " I'll find him and apologize." " Good." "Svend Åge, have you got a moment?" "I wasn't aware of your personal tragedy." "My words were harsh." "It was never my intention." "I'm very sorry." "Activists have entered Parliament." "We need to clear the risk." " Stay here for now." " No!" "I think you need a cup of coffee." "Sit down." " Here, Birgitte." " Thank you." "And do have a cookie." "Help yourself." "Thanks." "So here you are, Birgitte." "Eating cookies with the devil incarnate in his office." "Talking to us is okay." "Eating with us is a different matter." "That's taking it a bit too far for a moral creature like yourself." "I'm not the only one who derails the debate, am I?" "By asking you critical questions?" "You completely ignore my line and the heart of the matter." "You keep provoking, until people yell at you in frustration   and then you play the martyr." " Are you referring to my arm?" " Exactly." "What has your arm got to do with the legislation?" " It's politics, dear Birgitte." " No, Svend Åge." "It's manipulation." "It's not politics." "It's not constructive." "You throw your accusations around, but it's all a load of bullshit." "And then it's up to us decent people to clear ..." "No, I can't talk to you." " I lose my dignity." " It's your own fault we yell at you." "You won't listen to us." "We've been silent long enough." " We aren't house-broken, are we?" " Oh, poor you." "Listen to yourself!" " You're playing the martyr again." " No, I'm not!" "There is a Denmark you don't know and which you wish didn't exist." "Little families with their plastic- wrapped furniture and TV dinners." "Someone has to look out for them, and you sure as hell aren't!" "But you are, Svend Åge, by sending kids to jail!" " Happy days are here again!" " Excuse me." "You're good to go." "Thank you." "I've spoken to Brodersen's supporters." "We may be able to sway two of them   but we still need three or four votes to pass the bill." "Let's ask for a respite." "No, Kasper." "I'm sure the president has seen the ad too and hates it." "I've apologized to Svend Åge ..." "He was democratically elected!" "His personal tragedy makes his stance even more incomprehensible." " Kasper ..." "Hey!" " After a loss like that ..." "Stop it!" "I'm not afraid of losing my job." "I'm afraid of the Freedom Party's ridiculous bill." "All it does is rob our children of their childhood." "It forces them into a world that is dead serious." "It robs our children of their childhood." "Are you through?" "I'm going in." "Why does the PM disregard the public sense of justice   in favor of the welfare of a small group of juvenile delinquents?" "We've asked the PM what future she sees for democracy   if she won't guarantee   the safety of the elected representatives on the streets." "Let me just remind everyone that this meeting is set to end at 3." "The PM's answer now will be the last in this debate." "Let me assure Mr. Svend Åge Saltum and everyone else in here   that I hold the public sense of justice and democracy in high regard." "Democracy is all about dialogue." "The dialogue these past few days has been very irreconcilable." "I acknowledge my part in this and apologize." "I very much want to end this "them" and "us" rhetoric   which sets the tone every time we disagree on these emotional issues." "On behalf of the government, I propose a new bill." ""Parliament appoints a committee of experts   and delegates from all parties to look into   the pros and cons of lowering the age of criminal responsibility." "The commission will report back to the social and judicial committees." "Parliament acknowledges that urgent action is called for   and does not rule out potential penal code amendments   as long as they respect the welfare of the children."" "Surely everyone here agrees   we have a joint responsibility to protect both law and order   and our children in particular." "Let's not take away their childhood." "We mustn't rob them of their childhood." "Thank you." "And so ends the debate." "And now for the vote on the government bill." "Please vote now." "PASSED" "The government bill passes by one vote." "Mr. Svend Åge Saltum's bill stands rejected." "My boss would like to have the PM in for a live interview tonight." "I don't work for the PM anymore." " What happened?" " I got fired." "And Lotte left me." "So I fucked that up too, Katrine." "You know me." "I'm thorough." "I love you, Katrine." "I've never loved anyone but you." "If you love someone, you share your secrets with them." "Have you never longed for a witness?" "Someone who knows everything?" "Kasper!" " Do we look for a new media advisor?" " No." "Give him a day to self-reflect." " Kasper Juul." " This is Rasmussen, the realtor." "We've emptied your parents' house." "There's nothing left." "Thank you." "What's this?" "Kasper?" "12-YEAR-OLD BOY ABUSED FOR YEARS" "Today, sentence will be passed on the father of 13-year-old Kenneth." "The father and three of his friends stand accused of abusing the boy." "The sexual abuse began when Kenneth was eight years old." "The abuse escalated to include intercourse and other sexual abuse." "The abuse was not revealed   until the 12-year-old stabbed his father." "He wasn't charged, as he was below the age of criminal responsibility   and is now in a juvenile detention center." "Subtitles:" "Helle Schou Kristiansen Dansk Video Tekst"