I know we’ve all been busy and living in our own bubbles, but that’s some weird shit going on in Europe right now.
Quick, vague, here’s a probably very inaccurate synopsis of what I recall from the last week.
17yr old involved in some hijinks and shenanigans, traffic stop where he didn’t stop, etc…& he got shot by the police.
Then riots and looting, protests I guess, for at least the last six days in France, and in several other countries with Muslim populations, that…are protesting with fire.
(we’ve had our grandkids since last Thursday until today, and I manage the stuff a tree stub in my eye so I’ve had Corneal Abrasion's which aren’t as fun as they sound, but I’m back to binocular vision mostly as of partway through yesterday)
Totally seen weird snippets of videos out of Paris and other Muslim Centres in Europe. Crazy stuff, including the mother of the 17-year-old who was shot revving up a dirtbike, etc….Crazy, disjointed things. Anybody know more? Opinions?
Thousands have been arrested as violent protests rage across France after police killed a 17-year-old during a traffic stop.
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The French riots appear to be easing as the grandmother of Nahel Merzouk, the teenager killed by police last week, begged rioters to stop destroying their own communities.
“The people who are destroying: Stop. Stop. They’re using Nahel as a pretext,” explained Nadia, the grandmother. “No, they must stop destroying the shops, the schools, the buses. The mothers take the buses. We take the buses.”
During the sixth night of riots, France deployed 45,000 police and gendarmes throughout the country, CNN reported. The Interior Ministry said three police officers and gendarmes were injured and 157 people were detained overnight as violence eased. Over 2,000 people have been detained since the beginning of the riots and the average age of those detained is just 17.
“I am tired, I can’t take it anymore, I can’t sleep,” said Nadia, adding that both the policeman who shot Nahel and rioters attacking policemen should be punished.
A funeral for Nahel was held Saturday afternoon.
The inciting incident occurred when Nahel was detained in a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where he used to live. The officers claimed they were at risk of being hit by the teenager as he fled, but video later showed the officers standing to the side of the vehicle as the teenager attempted to flee.
Opening fire on escaping motorists even when the officer is not in any immediate danger was legalized by France in 2017 in the wake of a series of terrorist attacks. The New York Times reported that the law remains controversial and that officers have received limited shooting training despite the fact they must only fire in cases of “absolute necessity and in a strictly proportionate manner.” Etc…
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The officer who opened fire has been placed under formal investigation for voluntary manslaughter — equivalent to charges being filed — and is being detained.
Irrespective of the shooting, the riots have drawn sharp criticism for the sheer amount of destruction and the targeting of police and citizens. Shops have been looted, buses have been stolen, and infrastructure has been destroyed. A Holocaust memorial in Nanterre was defaced.
Early Sunday morning, the home of Vincent Jeanbrun, mayor of the southern Paris suburb L’Haÿ-les-Roses, was attacked in what Jeanbrun called an “assassination attempt” on his young family.
“At 1:30 a.m., while I was at the city hall like the past three nights, individuals rammed their car upon my residence before setting fire to it to burn my house, inside which my wife and my two young children slept,” said Jeanbrun as quoted by CNN.
The local prosecutor’s office has classified the incident as attempted murder and will seek to bring charges against the perpetrators.
Tourists throughout the country have been urged to proceed with caution. A group of Chinese visitors saw the windows of their bus smashed in Marseille, sustaining minor injuries.
French president Emmanuel Macron has been holding a series of meetings to assess the causes of the violence and the proper response moving forward. He met with senior ministers on Sunday evening and will meet with the mayors of 220 towns in France that have experienced violence on Tuesday.
Last week, Nahel, a 17-year-old of Algerian and Moroccan descent, was shot dead in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Nahel was unarmed. At first, the police claimed that Nahel attempted to run over the police, but then a video of the incident surfaced that greatly undermines that claim. The video suggests that it was a rage-fueled public execution by an officer of the French state. Since the public execution, France has burned. Riots marked by destruction of property, arson, and looting of high fashion retail stores continued through last weekend.
The death of Nahel is the catalyst for a close examination of the discrimination that immigrants and minorities confront in France, etc…
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Quick, vague, here’s a probably very inaccurate synopsis of what I recall from the last week.
17yr old involved in some hijinks and shenanigans, traffic stop where he didn’t stop, etc…& he got shot by the police.
Then riots and looting, protests I guess, for at least the last six days in France, and in several other countries with Muslim populations, that…are protesting with fire.
(we’ve had our grandkids since last Thursday until today, and I manage the stuff a tree stub in my eye so I’ve had Corneal Abrasion's which aren’t as fun as they sound, but I’m back to binocular vision mostly as of partway through yesterday)
Totally seen weird snippets of videos out of Paris and other Muslim Centres in Europe. Crazy stuff, including the mother of the 17-year-old who was shot revving up a dirtbike, etc….Crazy, disjointed things. Anybody know more? Opinions?
Thousands have been arrested as violent protests rage across France after police killed a 17-year-old during a traffic stop.
Why France is erupting in protests after police killed a teenager — Business Insider
Thousands have been arrested as violent protests rage across France after police killed a 17-year-old during a traffic stop.
The French riots appear to be easing as the grandmother of Nahel Merzouk, the teenager killed by police last week, begged rioters to stop destroying their own communities.
“The people who are destroying: Stop. Stop. They’re using Nahel as a pretext,” explained Nadia, the grandmother. “No, they must stop destroying the shops, the schools, the buses. The mothers take the buses. We take the buses.”
During the sixth night of riots, France deployed 45,000 police and gendarmes throughout the country, CNN reported. The Interior Ministry said three police officers and gendarmes were injured and 157 people were detained overnight as violence eased. Over 2,000 people have been detained since the beginning of the riots and the average age of those detained is just 17.
“I am tired, I can’t take it anymore, I can’t sleep,” said Nadia, adding that both the policeman who shot Nahel and rioters attacking policemen should be punished.
A funeral for Nahel was held Saturday afternoon.
The inciting incident occurred when Nahel was detained in a traffic stop in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, where he used to live. The officers claimed they were at risk of being hit by the teenager as he fled, but video later showed the officers standing to the side of the vehicle as the teenager attempted to flee.
Opening fire on escaping motorists even when the officer is not in any immediate danger was legalized by France in 2017 in the wake of a series of terrorist attacks. The New York Times reported that the law remains controversial and that officers have received limited shooting training despite the fact they must only fire in cases of “absolute necessity and in a strictly proportionate manner.” Etc…
'They Must Stop': Riots in France Easing as Shooting Victim's Grandmother Calls for Calm — National Review
Over 2,000 people have been detained since the beginning of the riots and the average age of those detained is just 17.
The officer who opened fire has been placed under formal investigation for voluntary manslaughter — equivalent to charges being filed — and is being detained.
Irrespective of the shooting, the riots have drawn sharp criticism for the sheer amount of destruction and the targeting of police and citizens. Shops have been looted, buses have been stolen, and infrastructure has been destroyed. A Holocaust memorial in Nanterre was defaced.
Early Sunday morning, the home of Vincent Jeanbrun, mayor of the southern Paris suburb L’Haÿ-les-Roses, was attacked in what Jeanbrun called an “assassination attempt” on his young family.
“At 1:30 a.m., while I was at the city hall like the past three nights, individuals rammed their car upon my residence before setting fire to it to burn my house, inside which my wife and my two young children slept,” said Jeanbrun as quoted by CNN.
The local prosecutor’s office has classified the incident as attempted murder and will seek to bring charges against the perpetrators.
Tourists throughout the country have been urged to proceed with caution. A group of Chinese visitors saw the windows of their bus smashed in Marseille, sustaining minor injuries.
French president Emmanuel Macron has been holding a series of meetings to assess the causes of the violence and the proper response moving forward. He met with senior ministers on Sunday evening and will meet with the mayors of 220 towns in France that have experienced violence on Tuesday.
Last week, Nahel, a 17-year-old of Algerian and Moroccan descent, was shot dead in the Paris suburb of Nanterre. Nahel was unarmed. At first, the police claimed that Nahel attempted to run over the police, but then a video of the incident surfaced that greatly undermines that claim. The video suggests that it was a rage-fueled public execution by an officer of the French state. Since the public execution, France has burned. Riots marked by destruction of property, arson, and looting of high fashion retail stores continued through last weekend.
The death of Nahel is the catalyst for a close examination of the discrimination that immigrants and minorities confront in France, etc…
France riots underline lie of egalite — Washington Examiner
France stands alone in its hypocrisy about what it means to be a citizen of France .
