[Sabramerican]

Much of the youths' anger has focused on law-and-order Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who inflamed passions by referring to troublemakers as "scum."

See it's not their fault. Their passions were inflamed.

They were simple troublemakers. Being called "scum" turned them into savages.

Lucky for France he only called them scum, a**holes would have gotten them really mad.

[JennysCool]

Much of the youths' anger has focused on law-and-order Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who inflamed passions by referring to troublemakers as "scum."

Remember -- it's always important to sympathize with, and understand the root motivations of, the guy burning your car. At least in France.