If they were indeed serious about countering this threat, Something like this would probably have happened.
1. Martial law imposed.
2. Troops deployed.
3. 9pm- 6am curfew imposed.
4. Curfew violators shot.
It has to be said that Chirac's response has done nothing but embolden these terrorists. They're laughing. Every wave of rioting generates nothing but more meetings and more platitudes.
Chirac has been talking about this since 8 years ago. Jan, 1998, when vehicles were being burned by mooligans, Chirac said, "There is too much violence in our country, too much insecurity - in the schools, on public transport. Every day new limits are broken beyond which our society will disintegrate."