LIVE THREAD: French Riots

April 4, 2006 | FR

[Peach]

Post your observations here.

Richard Miniter was on FNC and said that even if an employee is caught on videotape stealing from their employers, they cannot be fired.

[onyx]

The "R" word is being used?
Riots, not merely unrest or protests?

[I still care]

On another thread I said it was amazing to watch the French destruct, like a soap opera.

You know something bad is going to happen, and it is their own fault, but everyone in the show is so stupid it can't be stopped.

[Peach]

R word has been used. LOL

The French have clearly addled their brains with wine; not being able to fire an employee caught stealing? Stupid.

[onyx]

FNC has "protest" on the scroll.

HAR!

[boomop1]

Don't cha just love it, they could have waited until their month long on holiday period to vent.

[Peach]

I was half listening as I was exercising but thought I heard Miniter say that there is information that Muslim immigrants are fueling this. That's not to say the "youths" wouldn't riot on their own, but fuel is being added to the fire by Muslims.

[sageb1]

I've been watching on FOX.

[Mo1]

I was waiting for this thread

Thanks

Earlier the thugs were attacking the photographers .. one guy was hit and on the ground

[Peach]

Regarding that month long holiday, someone on MSNBC said that the paid holiday leave is the next issue that will be addressed by political leaders and they expected more of the same rioting at that time.

[Cyber Liberty]

Are the riots on again?

[epluribus_2]

Here our Locals call that part of their contract - incentives and just wait until the potholes reappear and get a new road construction contract.

[Peach]

I'm going back and forth between MSNBC and FNC. And MSNBC just opted out.

[mystery-ak]

Ah!...I love riots in the springtime..

[Peach]

Bad riots; kids beating up other kids right now.

[NormsRevenge]

OHHH, Thanks for the thread. Fox is loving it, won't break away it seems, almost car chasesque, except a lot more arrests likely. ;-)

[onyx]

Whoa... they're getting rough.
Socialism never works.

[sageb1]

Protestors fighting each other...any thoughts on that?

[Peach]

The smell of a French riot in spring :-)

[Mo1]

who is on the ground ... are they kicking the person?

[Peach]

Still photographers wearing helmets; crowd has attacked media.

[mystery-ak]

who is on the ground ... are they kicking the person?


yes, they're kicking someone...I can't see who it is...

[BossLady]

Dang......the French are putting the Mexicans to shame with these "protests"....LOL! ;)

[Peach]

I think that was just a kid on the ground and other kids were kicking him. FNC on commercial. MSNBC back on riots.

[bill1952]

Well, that doesn't happen oftern enough to the MSM, IMO.

[dfwgator]

In honor of Joachim Noah's contributions to the Gators' national championship, I shall refrain from all French-bashing for one week.

[onyx]

Too early for popcorn?

[jackadams]

This is going to happen here if we don't make those idiots on the hill do their job and deport illegals.

[takenoprisoner]

Demonstrators are attacking each other?

[Mo1]

It's gearing up to get really nasty .. but not there yet

Right now they are throwing rocks and bottles

[maggief]

Thousands of unionists and students demonstrate against the French government's labor laws in Paris Tuesday April 4, 2006.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)

[La Enchiladita]

The appeasement being practiced by the French is the role model for our own Senate re recent "demonstrations" here.

[mass55th]

I'm hoping these morons stick to Tuesdays to have their get-togethers. I'm arriving in Paris on Wednesday, April 26th and staying until Saturday afternoon, then heading to London. I'll be on a whole day tour on Thursday to Normandy, and on Friday, I'll be visiting The Louvre all day, atmosphere permitting.

Has anybody asked why Tuesdays have been chosen as their protest day? Why not any other day? Why not every day? Obviously they don't need their jobs all that much if they can decide to take one day off a week to gather on the green and riot. They really haven't ingratiated themselves to anyone, and by committing arson and other destructive damage to area businesses, they are only hurting the people who employ them.

[mystery-ak]

Now they are destroying signs........we have a split screen on Fox....French riots and Delay comments...bizarro..

[Mo1]

The photographer had to run for safety behind the police because the thugs started chasing them and throwing rocks

now they are ripping down signs

[DCPatriot]

They are ripping out metal signposts and then using them in groups like jackhammers to break up the concrete and stone for more throwing missles.

[Mo1]

yep .. it's on every thread *L*

[jazusamo]

The fruits of Socialism unfurling before our eyes.

[Peach]

It looked like some demonstrators were attacking each other; but who knows why they were hitting on another kid.

[Peach]

Safe travels, mass.

[boomop1]

They won't like losing that perk, lots of milling around and a few scuffles, wait until dusk they'll start torching.

[divine_moment_of_facts]

....passing the "fleur de sel" seasoned popcorn....
Socialism doesn't work in neighborhoods.. why would it work anywhere else?

[NormsRevenge]

Fox to split screen, something Nascar needs to go to much more :-).

Dayside is discussing Delay with Kasich,, and Riots are on a larger window on the right.

[Peach]

MSNBC just reported signs were being destroyed. I just lost the FNC feed on our cable.

[jackadams]

OK you can laugh now but let's see what you'll be saying when the illegals march in a week and make more of their DEMANDS.

[mass55th]

"...but fuel is being added to the fire by Muslims."

Well that explains why they aren't rioting on Fridays...Jumah Services.

[mystery-ak]

Oh boy....now we have tear gas...

[onyx]

Oh, maggie, so GLAD you're here!
Keep the pics coming, girlfriend!

[bill1952]

The fruits of Socialism, and its concomitant, multi-culturalism, unfurling before our eyes.