Between 2006-2008 in Gothenburg, Sweden, boys aged 12-14 conducted ~40 child robberies using a scheme called little brother number, relying on role-play and gang talk instead of violence.
An astute observation based on real cases of bullying. In central Gothenburg, Sweden, a group of boys, aged 12-14, robbed other children on about 40 occasions between 2006 and 2008. The thieves used an elaborate scheme called the 'little brother number' or 'brother trick', involving advanced role-play and gang rhetoric rather than physical violence.—coproduction office