[razorback-bert]

calling the rioters 'scum'

Truth is, he didn't call them scum.

[lentulusgracchus]

Truth is, he didn't call them scum.

He did or he didn't? OK, who has it right? Did he or didn't he?

[Condor51]

*** Truth is, he didn't call them scum.***

The truth is, he most certainly did.

Race riots expose France's fault lines - The Australian - WORLD; Pg. 11 - Byline: Emma-Kate Symons 11/02/2005

Interior Minister NicolasSarkozy reiterated his vow of zero... by using words such as "scum" to describe violent youths.. Mr Sarkozy was "poaching the territory of the extreme...for the use of language such as "scum" to describe the young people of the...

FRENCH RIOTS: 'RIOTING HAS SPREAD BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE IGNORED' - The Independent (London) - First Edition; NEWS; Pg. 2 - Byline: DOMINIQUE SOPO PRESIDENT, SOS RACISME - 11/05/2005

Interior Minister, NicolasSarkozy, who threatened to 'hose down' the 'scum' on the estates.

Lexis Nexis is a wonderful thing.

There's more but two independent references of different dates should suffice.