Comments on: France Afire http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/27/france-afire/ Summum nec metuas diem, nec optes - Marcus Valerius Martialis Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: martian http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/27/france-afire/comment-page-1/#comment-71685 martian Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:47:12 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/27/france-afire/#comment-71685 The interesting part of all this is that, according to all eyewitness accounts, the two teenagers who were killed in the accident with the Police vehicle were completely at fault - the Police vehicle was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It could have been any vehicle. It was just bad luck they were cops. The result would have been the same no matter who was driving down that particular street at the time. Their deaths were not a result of any "Police" action - just their own lousy driving and stupidity! All this is beside the point, however, when "youths" are looking for an excuse to riot - they'll grab any excuse they think they can hang their banner on. The interesting part of all this is that, according to all eyewitness accounts, the two teenagers who were killed in the accident with the Police vehicle were completely at fault – the Police vehicle was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. It could have been any vehicle. It was just bad luck they were cops. The result would have been the same no matter who was driving down that particular street at the time. Their deaths were not a result of any “Police” action – just their own lousy driving and stupidity!

All this is beside the point, however, when “youths” are looking for an excuse to riot – they’ll grab any excuse they think they can hang their banner on.

]]> By: sam http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/27/france-afire/comment-page-1/#comment-71682 sam Tue, 27 Nov 2007 18:57:52 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/27/france-afire/#comment-71682 I have to admit that I don't understand the dynamics of the situation in France, which is one reason it fascinates me so much. I don't think that the same thing could happen in my city, as the tolerance of the local populace to looting and burning and rioting is much lower. If "youths" were throwing petrol bombs in my neighborhood, they would likely face homeowners armed with rifles and handguns. And that is assuming that the police and national guard didn't round up the rioters first. Apparently the people in these French neighborhoods are unarmed and scared of the "youths", and the French police are unwilling or unable to exert the force necessary to stop the rioting. I'm feel fortunate that it is across the ocean and far from me. I have to admit that I don’t understand the dynamics of the situation in France, which is one reason it fascinates me so much. I don’t think that the same thing could happen in my city, as the tolerance of the local populace to looting and burning and rioting is much lower. If “youths” were throwing petrol bombs in my neighborhood, they would likely face homeowners armed with rifles and handguns. And that is assuming that the police and national guard didn’t round up the rioters first. Apparently the people in these French neighborhoods are unarmed and scared of the “youths”, and the French police are unwilling or unable to exert the force necessary to stop the rioting. I’m feel fortunate that it is across the ocean and far from me.

]]> By: Public Secrets: from the files of the Irishspy http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/27/france-afire/comment-page-1/#comment-71680 Public Secrets: from the files of the Irishspy Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:49:49 +0000 http://bluecrabboulevard.com/2007/11/27/france-afire/#comment-71680 <strong>It's car-b-que season!...</strong> Predictable as the rising sun, youths of a religion we cannot name are rioting in Paris suburbs, protesting the deaths of two youths who were stupid enough to get themselves killed while driving recklessly on a motorcycle: Police investigators and... It’s car-b-que season!…

Predictable as the rising sun, youths of a religion we cannot name are rioting in Paris suburbs, protesting the deaths of two youths who were stupid enough to get themselves killed while driving recklessly on a motorcycle: Police investigators and…

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