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2005-11-07 Europe

France to Impose Curfews to Quell Rioting

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Posted by ed 2005-11-07 17:30|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 brilliant. Offer them rewards for their bad behavior before the fighting even starts. Keep rampaging and Villianpinhead might even give you each a pony.

RFSP

Posted by 2b 2005-11-07 17:43|| 2005-11-07 17:43|| Front Page Top

Posted by Tell D. Truth 2005-11-07 17:46|| 2005-11-07 17:46|| Front Page Top

#3 It will be interesting to see how it is defined. Hours? Geographic area? Skin color? Religion? When armed? Quota for number of cars burned?

Posted by Master of Obvious 2005-11-07 17:47|| 2005-11-07 17:47|| Front Page Top

#4 Curfew after 11th day! I would of had it by the 3rd night! These frenchies!

Posted by Ulirt Hupaiger1945 2005-11-07 18:15|| 2005-11-07 18:15|| Front Page Top

Posted by DMFD 2005-11-07 18:35|| 2005-11-07 18:35|| Front Page Top

#6 Over 10,000 cars have now been firebombed. French insurance companies must be taking a bath. And you KNOW how much they must be hating that*!

*when describing french reactions, one must always resort to using the passive voice, no?

Posted by Dave 2005-11-07 19:19|| 2005-11-07 19:19|| Front Page Top

#7 Here is a new spin from the WaPo. Via Drudge:

The unrest, involving poor whites as well as French-born citizens of Arab or African origin.

The "Poor Whites" is a new one on me...
Have I missed something regarding this French Mess? Has anyone else following this joke heard anything like this before regarding "poor whites"?

Posted by Long Hair Republican">Long Hair Republican 2005-11-07 19:21|| 2005-11-07 19:21|| Front Page Top

#8 I just heard a local wit who, with scenes of fire and chaos from Paris on a TV in the background, pointed to it and said:

"Welcome to John Kerry's America."

Posted by Anonymoose 2005-11-07 20:16|| 2005-11-07 20:16|| Front Page Top

#9 OUCH, 'Moose!

Hope there weren't any Phrogs around; that would definitely hurt. :-D

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-11-07 20:20|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2005-11-07 20:20|| Front Page Top

#10 It's funny because the no-go zones were a 24Hour long curfew for the Frenchy State.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2005-11-07 20:21|| 2005-11-07 20:21|| Front Page Top

#11 Won't strict curfews put a damper on mid-night basketball?

I think next year's Tour will be dubbed "the Cycle of Violence."

Posted by Super Hose 2005-11-07 21:03|| 2005-11-07 21:03|| Front Page Top

#12 Won't strict curfews put a damper on mid-night basketball?

In keeping with PM Villepin's $35.5 billion urban redevelopment plan for disadvantaged young people, Midnight basketball will continue at it's normal time. Players and spectators are exempt from the "mandetory" curfew.

Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-07 21:11|| 2005-11-07 21:11|| Front Page Top

#13 12 days to impose curfews and state-of-emergency law? Hell fire, it only took 2 days or so in Berkeley back in 1968. And de Vellepin sez that he is gonna right all the wrongs with $35 billion? There's a gonna be a whole lot more burnin' to bring up the price tag. Just un 'friggin' believable.

So what is John Friggin' Kerry have to say about ********THIS********?

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-11-07 21:45|| 2005-11-07 21:45|| Front Page Top

#14 France will impose curfews under a state-of-emergency law and..

The question is, are they willing to enforce it by whatever means are necessary?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-11-07 22:01|| 2005-11-07 22:01|| Front Page Top

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