France Braces for 13th Night of Violence (Live Thread)

AP via Yahoo ^ | By CHRISTINE OLLIVIER, Associated Press Writer

[Simmy2.5]

They say that the intensity of the riots is down. Is it because they are running out of cars to burn?

When will it end?

[mainepatsfan]

It's called wishful thinking.

[Sociopathocracy]

When Ze White Flag is raised!

[areafiftyone]

No End in sight. From the French Blogs, its' still going on. Check out this post: French Blogs Reporting Muslums Destroying a Protestant Church! (Curfew Works Real Well!)

[theDentist]

Lucky 13?

[KC_Conspirator]

The Paris Intifada continues. Bringing Gaza to the City of Lights!

[cricket]

No idea when this will end. . .but if declaring a 'state of emergency' means no more than allowing 'curfews;'; and they will not bring out the Army; . . .

who knows. . .perhaps it will only end, when they run out of cars. . .

[mainepatsfan]

Weren't we told by the French government that the riots were calming down last week?

[hinckley buzzard]

The Justice Ministry said Tuesday that 52 adults and 23 minors have been sentenced to prison or detention centers.

So much for the theory that it is all "disaffected youths" and "kids".

[Gator101]

Nationwide, vandals burned 1,173 cars overnight Monday to Tuesday, compared with 1,408 vehicles the night before, police said.

Wow...they're down to only 1,173 cars burned in a night. I'd say they got this thing nipped. Nice job France!

[RightWhale]

Is it because they are running out of cars to burn?

It is the nature of rabble to run out of enthusiasm fairly quickly. They all have work to do back at shantytown and staying out all night is cutting into productivity. They are getting tired, and very bored with this.

[pabianice]

Although many French-born children of Arab and black African immigrants are Muslim, police say the violence is not being driven by Islamic groups.

Takes them five paragraphs to say the "M" word, and then only to reassure readers that they could not possibly be to blame.

[SouthernFreebird]

Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin reached out to heavily immigrant suburbs where the rioting began, tacitly acknowledging that France has failed to live up to its egalitarian ideals.

They really don't have any spine do they...the muslims are gonna eat them up.

[Skinn_dogg]

The muslim “youths” are calling for an end to the French government’s(police) occupation of their neighborhoods.

[dangus]

Strange how the universe strikes a balance:
The Frogs are suffering from a plague of Egyptians.

[lainie]

Do people in France pay car insurance the same way we do, and will those insurance companies have to pay for all this?

[bkepley]

Wow...they're down to only 1,173 cars burned in a night. I'd say they got this thing nipped. Nice job France!

How many cars do they have anyway and wouldn't most people be getting their cars the heck out of there?

[RetiredArmy]

Black out curtains to be drawn. German airforce said to be headed for Paris. Tanks crossing the border. French troops running in fear. White flags being handed out as we speak.

[Paleo Conservative]

Do people in France pay car insurance the same way we do, and will those insurance companies have to pay for all this?

I wonder if Progressive Insurance writes policies there? I'd like to see them get hit for some big losses.