Should laws against violent crime be strengthened?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This reform strengthened criminal laws covering violent and serious offences. It increased penalties for unlawful detention and kidnapping, introduced a specific offence for hostage-taking and clarified aggravated robbery and theft. It also criminalised public calls for crimes or violence, preparation of certain serious crimes and some property damage connected with riots. Supporters argued that stronger laws were needed to improve public safety and punish serious violence. Opponents called parts of the reform a “gag law,” warning that broad preventive offences could criminalise protests or trade-union action and give police excessive discretion. Swiss voters approved the reform.
Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/309.00
Official result data: https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/19820606/det310.html
Vote date: 1982-06-06
Original Swissvotes English title: Revision des Strafgesetzes (Gewaltverbrechen)
Original German title: Revision des Strafgesetzes (Gewaltverbrechen)
Swissvotes short-description title: Deutliches Ja zu härteren Strafen für Gewaltverbrechen trotz Kritik am 'Maulkorbgesetz'
Original French title: Révision du code pénal (actes de violence criminels)
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp19820606.prop_oui_309_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp19820606.prop_oui_309_0
Official chronology (German): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/rf/cr/1981/19810269.html
Official chronology (French): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/rf/cr/1981/19810269.html