[r9etb]

It's interesting that you apparently take my opinion as a personal affront. It is merely an opinion, and yet you've somehow decided that my opinion entitles you to bloviate in my direction. I'm sticking with my prediction that the French will respond with brutality, sooner rather than later. We'll see how it shapes up.

[unseen]

nothing personal was meant. I only stated that the facts do not support you view. It has been ten days now and not one thug has been killed. If they were going to respond with force they would have. Yes they may be forced to use force sooner or later but the French will not do it (from the actions so far suggest) unless it is a matter of keeping the government from collapse. Law and order and the use of force to implement that law and order is not brutality. Brutality is cutting peoples heads off with a hunting knife or blowing up innocent people riding subways or shopping in markets. Law and order is the glue that keeps societies together. Without it you have brutality.