Paris Burns...

[OakRiver]

Yes I meant pastries!

Pasties is not something you would find in a French strip club.

Good. I'm not making it rain for a censored show

 

[AmmoManAaron]

 

[AmmoManAaron]

I've only found this in one place, off the beaten path so-to-speak. Google didn't turn up anything pro or con regarding the source. Can our resident Frenchman comment on this?

https://kollmanreport.com/2019/01/07/france-gun-confiscation/

I've also heard that the yellow vest protests are gaining momentum and that there has been basically a Europe-wide news blackout on protest reporting for a week or two now...if that's true then the above may be plausible.

ETA: an example of the ongoing protests that haven't gotten much reporting.

https://bintroo.com/france-yellow-vest-protesters-storm-ministry-in-paris-news/

 

[Sylvain]

I've only found this in one place, off the beaten path so-to-speak. Google didn't turn up anything pro or con regarding the source. Can our resident Frenchman comment on this?

https://kollmanreport.com/2019/01/07/france-gun-confiscation/

I've also heard that the yellow vest protests are gaining momentum and that there has been basically a Europe-wide news blackout on protest reporting for a week or two now...if that's true then the above may be plausible.

ETA: an example of the ongoing protests that haven't gotten much reporting.

https://bintroo.com/france-yellow-vest-protesters-storm-ministry-in-paris-news/

It's a fake news/fake letter.

The Minister of the Interior Tweeted about it.
Nobody is going after the millions of legally owned firearms.

The second story is true.
Some yellow vests protesters stole a forklift and breached the gate of a politician's office.

They then used the same forklift against a local bank.

A car parked in the courtyard was also vandalized.

It was widely reported in France.
The politician said his bodyguard rushed him outside of the building and they left the building.

 

[Leadeye]

I'm curious about the absence of generalized looting like we have here in the states and wondered if it is happening and just not making the news. Here it seems that even short term and local issues that get a protest riot started often involve store looting, but I'm either missing it in France or maybe it's not there even though this is a national issue.

 

[Sylvain]

I'm curious about the absence of generalized looting like we have here in the states and wondered if it is happening and just not making the news. Here it seems that even short term and local issues that get a protest riot started often involve store looting, but I'm either missing it in France or maybe it's not there even though this is a national issue.

I haven't seen much looting.I think they rather destroy stuff.

They mainly attack public buildings and banks.
Stores secure their windows with plywood and close when there's a protest planned.

They often just break windows.

An Apple Store was looted some days ago.

 

[Leadeye]

Thanks Frenchman!

 

[Thor]

Prime Minister Philippe said the gov. is backing a new law to punish those who do not declare their protests in advance, those participating in unauthorized demonstrations and those who arrive wearing face masks. They also plan to ban known troublemakers as they do football hooligans from stadiums.

80,000 security forces are being deployed for the next expected wave of protests.

 

[Sylvain]

Prime Minister Philippe said the gov. is backing a new law to punish those who do not declare their protests in advance, those participating in unauthorized demonstrations and those who arrive wearing face masks. They also plan to ban known troublemakers as they do football hooligans from stadiums.

80,000 security forces are being deployed for the next expected wave of protests.

Most of those things already exist.
It's already illegal to hide your face in public and you need to delcare protests in advance.

 

[Thor]

I guess they will really mean it this time.

 

[Sylvain]

I guess they will really mean it this time.

Yeah it's silly.

It's hard to enforce that law anyway.If you're wearing a scarf over your face during the winter you're breaking the law.

I think you are allowed to cover your face while driving, even though you will probably get pulled over if you wear a balaclava.
Or walk into a bank wearing a full face mask.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

New tactic from the yellow vest movement, could get interesting.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...eaten-set-bank-run-mass-cash-withdrawals.html

 

[Phase2]

Protest is in the 9th week. Still looks quite substantial. Here are some short videos:

https://twitter.com/HMurail/status/1084098818394726400/video/1

https://twitter.com/sotiridi/status/1084091723222052864/video/1

 

[OakRiver]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...llow-Vest-protestors.html?ito=social-facebook


"former conservative minister Luc Ferry called for live fire to be used against the ‘thugs’ from the Yellow Vest movement who he says 'beat up police' "

 

[Route 45]

[video=youtube;yRESb9Z4J-U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRESb9Z4J-U[/video]

 

[Thor]

The Interior Ministry estimated 84,000 protestors nationwide. Up from 50k last weekend; it's not getting smaller. Mostly peaceful though which is a plus.

13 Jan Macron published a letter announcing a 3 month national debate, promised to listen to new ideas...but said he wasn't going to change any of his policies. Typical elitist response, oh, you're angry? Here let me explain it to you better so you'll understand why your wrong.

 

[actaeon277]

Well, France wants "Big Government".
Guess what costs a LOT of $$$$.
Big Government.

 

[AmmoManAaron]

Shocking video shows fireman Yellow Vest protestor shot in the back of the head by French police, leaving him with serious brain injuries, as protests against Macron continue

 

[Phase2]

Well, that won't do spit to calm things down. Waiting to see what happens in week #10.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Paris was a place you could hide away, if you felt you didn't fit in
French police wouldn't give me no peace, they claimed I was a nasty person
Down along the left bank, minding my own
Was knocked down by a human stampede
Got arrested for inciting a peaceful riot, when all I wanted was a cup of tea