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| Night 12: 1173 vehicles burnt, 330 arrests |
| 2005-11-08 |
| Police said Tuesday that 1,173 vehicles were burnt and 330 people arrested overnight as France experienced its 12th straight night of urban violence. Twelve police officers were lightly hurt, mainly by thrown projectiles. Some officers were the target for people firing buckshot, though none was hit. A dozen buildings were hit by arsonists. The number of vehicles torched and arrests made were slightly lower than for the previous night, possibly signalling a tapering off of the unrest that has raged since October 27. Overnight Sunday, more than 1,400 automobiles were gutted by flames and 395 people were detained. President Jacques Chirac was to hold a cabinet meeting Tuesday which was to give regional authorities the power to impose curfews if necessary to restore public order. |
| Posted by:ed |
| #10 Rooters: The decree was due to go into force at midnight (11:00 p.m. British time). It allows emergency measures to be in force for 12 days and can restrict the movement of people and vehicles in areas where local government officials known as prefects declare a curfew. That should be in the next hour. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2005-11-08 16:22 |
| #9 My Website's down due to a hack attempt being thwarted by my webhoster, so I'll have to comment at the 'burg until I figure out what to do next. Let's keep several things in mind while reading about France's current troubles: 1. So far, the only stuff getting torched is local to the cites housing these scum: they're burning and crapping in their own nest. 2. Any REAL frenchmen threatened are the "little folk". Neither the EU nor French government officials, for all their socialist 'liberte egalite fraternite' bullshit, really gives a damn about the little folk. They're called 'conservative' because they're only center to center left and not far left. As far as they are concerned, there's no need for urgency because THEIR cars are not being torched and THEIR apartments are not being burned down. It's 'me first', 'me last', and 'me always'. 3. Where's the army? Actually, I believe they're tied up securing the nukes and nuclear spent fuel facilities if they're not engaged outside of the country. The French elite will make sure these yahoos are NOT getting anywhere NEAR those: a fire in a cite many miles away from their house is one thing, especially if they can order their fire department to go all out to put it out before it gets too close, but a nuke can't be contained by anything and doesn't give a shit about what makes the French elite so elite. Don't expect the French version of the ACLU to shed any tears for rioters shot dead attacking a nuclear bunker for atomic weapons with intent to vaporize their precious asses. French leadership will get tough, in true socialist fashion, only when THEIR ASSES are on the line, not the little people's. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2005-11-08 11:57 |
| #8 Rudy Guiliani should run for president of France. Or, better still, he should send them an estimate in case they wake up and realize how badly they need him. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2005-11-08 10:55 |
| #7 The Belmont Club has a Car-B-Q graph of cars burned per night vs. time. Classic growth curve of organism populations until the resources start running out. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-11-08 10:33 |
| #6 Um, just how many cars are left to burn? I would assume that these "poor" suburbs have only a limited supply and after 12 days there can't be too many left, no? When you use up all the local fuel, you must seek your fire wood farther from camp. When does Paris center start burning? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2005-11-08 10:26 |
| #5 #1 When are these cowards going to call in the Army? France has an Army? |
| Posted by: The Happy Fliegerabwehrkanonen 2005-11-08 09:56 |
| #4 Some pics http://www.forum-resistance.net/index.php?showtopic=11762 A vid (in french, but the "allah u akbar" at 8' are in arabic...) http://www.netwerk.tv/templates/videoasx.jsp?f=198614 |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2005-11-08 09:36 |
| #3 Only 1,173 vehicles last night. Probably no more than $20-million in damages. I guess cars are being parked in safer places, or the Muslim youth are having to walk farther to get to them. On the other hand, a dozen buildings were hit. That count seems to be going up. Quagmire. |
| Posted by: Darrell 2005-11-08 09:27 |
| #2 The French may have played their cards as well as possible given how clearly unprepared they were. Had they reacted more forcefully, some of the rioters may have been killed and real uncontrolled riots might have ensued. This episode seems to be burning itself out (pun intended). Now if the French take the time they have bought to build a stick to use next time, it will not have been a waste. But if they face the next round equally unprepared it will certainly hurt a lot more. |
| Posted by: Hupack Gleating7542 2005-11-08 09:03 |
| #1 When are these cowards going to call in the Army? Is there anyone in France who remembers the movie "The Battle of Algiers?" Are there any Massus, Bigeards or Godards left in France? If not, we'd better be prepared to go in. We can't let the Muzzys get their hands on the French nukes. |
| Posted by: mac 2005-11-08 08:55 |