French (Muslim) Rioters Shoot at Police, Fire Crews

Associated Press ^ | November 3, 2005

[WBL 1952]

Two things bother me about this:

1) The media has been very unwilling to report that these are Muslim youths rioting.

2) France has some of the toughest gun control laws in the world. You mean these criminals will break the law and possess illegal firearms? Heavens sake! How DARE they!

[yldstrk]

Shoot back!

[Personal Responsibility]

They just want to show solidarity with their oppressed palestinian bretheren. Now, their neighborhoods look just like Gaza and the West Bank.

[edcoil]

I wonder - is this rioting only happenning at night or does it continue throughout the day?

[Mr. Mojo]

Right-wing French lawmaker Philippe de Villiers, who has said he wants to "stop the Islamization of France," told RTL radio that the problem stemmed from the "failure of a policy of massive and uncontrolled immigration."

Kudos to Philippe for accurately diagnosing the illness.

[kinghorse]

ramadan all day. riot at night. actually more like an all night rave for the moonies.

[kinghorse]

probably doing their nights of power bs to show how they can take france soon. The french should be shatting their britches soon.

[gridlock]

France's government faced growing pressure to curb the violence, fueled by anger over poor conditions in suburban Paris housing projects.

Did you catch the press release where the rioters revealed they were angry over poor conditions in the suburban Paris housing projects? I must have missed that...

[areafiftyone]

If the French police can't handle them send in the French Army!

READY BOYS! One two One two!

[HitmanLV]

Well, now we may get a good illustration of much damage a small violent fringe of the Muslim community can do.

1% of the Muslim population is 50,000 rioters. Any chance the 'small fringe' is larger than 'just' 1%?

[BurbankKarl]

Firemen confront a burning shopping center during clashes between French youth and riot police in Paris suburb of Aulnay sur Bois, early November 3, 2005, in a seventh night of rioting

[kromike]

haha..that reminds me of the scene from "Black Hawk Down"...

Spc. Pilla: "Colonel! They're shooting at us!"
Col. McKnight: "Well, shoot back!"

[Ukiapah Heep]

Why not bring in the COBRA gunships and tanks, and level the entire damn area?

[Samson0254]

Reminds me of that idiotic public service announcement often heard on radio stations in the U.S.-

"our diversity is our strength"

ok

[LikeLight]

So far, it apparently starts around 9:00 each night (right now) . . .

[BurbankKarl]

French riot police officers arrest youths in Paris suburb, Le Blanc-Mesnil, early Thursday, Nov. 3, 2005.

[Frenetic]

I wonder why it's taken the French 7 day of failing to curb the rioting? Perhaps they are waiting for the US to come to the rescue...again...again. </Sarc>

[mak5]

This insurgency is more than France can handle! The EU needs to withdraw from French territory immediately.

[BurbankKarl]

Well, you cant riot during the day during Ramadan.....so you eat your big meal, then go out and raise hell...

but I think Ramadan just ended.

at least the French will get pictures and fingerprints of all the arrestees.

[kinghorse]

French cretins have such fashion sense. From dirty nightshirtst to this? You've come a long way baby!