Paris Riots spread throughout north-east (7th Night of Violence and Burning)

Radio New Zealand ^ | Nov 03, 2005 | staff

[Southack]

Paris riots spread throughout north-east Posted at 8:20pm on 3 Nov 2005

Violence broke out in impoverished Paris suburbs for the seventh straight night, with rioters clashing with police and leaving a trail of torched cars and vandalised buildings.

Observers are pointing to France's failure to address deep problems of poverty and immigration, including tensions with its Muslim minority.

In Aulnay-sous-Bois in the worst-affected area of Seine-Saint-Denis, a police station was briefly besieged by gangs of youths while a gymnasium and a garage were set ablaze and a commercial centre vandalised.

A total of 40 vehicles, including two buses, were torched before midnight in nine towns in the Seine-Saint-Denis area, a high-unemployment largely-immigrant region. Police made 15 arrests.

Two primary schools were also damaged in the area northeast of the French capital.

The riots started last Thursday following the accidental electrocution of two youths, aged 15 and 17, who had scaled an electrical relay station's walls to escape a police identity check in Clichy-sous-Bois.

The firing of a police tear gas grenade against a mosque in Clichy-sous-Bois during clashes on Sunday also sparked rage in the suburb's large Muslim community.

[Southack]

[Petronski]

Paris: La Ville Fumiere

[Southack]

We've seen more pictures of Joe Wilson's wife than of the widening riots in Paris and Denmark in the U.S. news...

[Southack]

"A total of 40 vehicles, including two buses, were torched before midnight in nine towns in the Seine-Saint-Denis area, a high-unemployment largely-immigrant region. Police made 15 arrests."

[GeronL]

France VS Muslims.

I am almost indifferent.... but I suppose the French could use the exercize

[Americanwolf]

AH Paris... We Have a problem....

I read on Foxnews that Chriac thinks they can resolve this issue with discussion and understanding... a week into this rioting and it spreading... I think the time for discussion and understanding is past...

This is the price of appeasement, and what would occur if we were to appease all the extremists here.. appeasement did not work for France in the 1940's and it is not going to work now...

What is the EU and the rest of Europe going to do when this spreads outside of Paris..France... Denmark... They are going to have real issues there really quick...

I think Europe needs to review its history prior to WW2.. things are beginning to look familiar

[Americanwolf]

Yeah waving the white flag vigorously builds upper arm strength .. :)

[GeronL]

I read on Foxnews that Chriac thinks they can resolve this issue with discussion and understanding

Hello, real world breaking down the door.

[GeronL]

oh how I do loathe leftist judges

[Americanwolf]

LOL! :)

[Concentrate]

This is the price of appeasement, and what would occur if we were to appease all the extremists here.. appeasement did not work for France in the 1940's and it is not going to work now...

I'd suggest you get used to it, as the US has the same policy.

[CurlyDave]

Observers are pointing to France's failure to address deep problems of poverty and immigration, including tensions with its Muslim minority.

This observer is pointing to the muslim minority's refusal to even try to assimilate, which leads to perpetual poverty.

Send them back to whatever hell-hole they came from and let them riot over there.

[Liberal Bob]

Bush did it, global warming, Chaney lied and Mohammad died, time to invoke rule 21.

[Americanwolf]

Could you explain how our policy is similar to what is occuring in France?

[GeronL]

they nabbed a terror suspect. searching his computer HD should be routine

[ncountylee]

Won't stop until the body count starts to hurt the IslamoPukes.

[ChadGore]

The French capacity for capitulation is known only by John Kerry.