Is it?
Seems like a bad plan to let your enemies plunder your cities until they're too tired and bored to continue...
And now that they're being offered all kinds of government goodies it will happen again as soon as those new goodies don't meet their immediate desires.
No, every step I've seen them take has been in the wrong direction. And there's going to be hell to pay.
Oh, I agree with you. I was talking about the French citizens demonstrating against the rioting. While not stupendous, is a little step in the right direction as opposed to quiet seething in their homes.