Swiss to Give Migrants Cartoons to Prevent Violence Like Cologne Attacks

Authorities in Lucerne, Switzerland, plan to distribute flyers containing cartoons aimed at preventing sexual assaults on women like those that occurred in Cologne, Germany, on New Year's, the Daily Mail reports.

The Swiss are seeking to use a version of a pamphlet issued in Austria, which includes an image of a man hitting a woman with a large red X over it. It also includes an image of two men kissing and two women kissing with a green check mark, indicating that same-sex relationships are allowed in the country.

Austria has distributed the cartoons, with captions in various languages, targets asylum-seekers coming from cultures in the Middle East that may have different customs than the west, but critics have called the leaflets racist.

Lucerne plans to hand out the leaflets during its carnival in February, but also continue the program afterward.

The Austrian "behavior guide" also warns against violence to children and encourages politeness and cleanliness, the Express reports.

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