The councilors contacted by Yle Lahti are of the opinion that politicians must remember their role and behave accordingly. Some people only want to celebrate in reliable company.
On Thursday, Yle Lahti asked a lot of people in the media about the Lahti representative: Can you spend your free time without fear that someone will film and publish a video of you in an unfavorable light?
– If I go to a pub, and my step falters a bit or my voice rises, it’s possible that someone will film it on purpose. Sometimes during a night out, friends might say whether it’s worth going to public places.
In McCarron’s opinion, Prime Minister Sanna Marini’s judgment has failed.
– A public figure cannot go on videos and sing nothing but Sunday school songs, says McCarron.
McCarron thinks that the video can weaken the prime minister’s position in the Russian media, for example.
– The Prime Minister can dance, sing and celebrate, but for the sake of national security, I wonder why such a video was made at a time like this, when extortion is a reality.
– I don’t use alcohol or drugs and I don’t hang out in the nightlife. Every adult person in this position understands to leave if there are drugs in the room and at least not start filming anything, says Aaltonen.
– It protects that I have lived a drug-free life for almost 10 years. I don’t go to parties or house parties where drugs are used. If I used and celebrated, I would certainly have to think about what is coming there.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Thursday that she has not used drugs and she has not been in situations where there was drug use.
Correct behavior belongs to trusted persons
– Then I received a message that someone had footage of me in a bar and they tried to blackmail me and silence me.
In Lientola’s opinion, certain control is part of official duties.
– I haven’t found it appropriate to hang out in bars. I avoid places and situations where I don’t want to meet certain people. For example, teachers should not spend time in the same bar with their students, says Lientola.
– If I’m in a bar, they monitor me there to see if I’m drunk and if I’m behaving rowdy. You should consider what you want to be seen of yourself, says Markkanen.
– You have to measure your behavior according to what kind of environment you are in. You should also use judgment if there are people in the company you don’t know well, says Sorsa.
– All my activities have to withstand the light of day, says Rissanen.
However, Rissanen has had to weigh the reliability of people, when various instant messaging systems are nowadays an important tool in policy making. Many confidential conversations take place on WhatsApp, for example. You can take screenshots of them and share them with others.
– However, there is a terrible balance between politicians. If the trust is betrayed, nothing will come of the cooperation anymore, says Rissanen.
Reached on the way, Puusaari had not closely followed the conversation about Marin’s party video.
– I spend my free time as I want. It’s not my fault that I lead a normal life. That’s the fault of those who shoot with a voyeuristic mind, says Puusaari.
– Filming would be started immediately. But perhaps the most violent thing that happens is karaoke, laughs Falk.
According to Falk, in politics it is important to meet informally and in a relaxed manner, so that you get to know others as people as well.
_Corrected 19.8.2022 at 13:46 Riina Puusaari’s incorrectly worded statement._
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