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372 French cars torched over "calm" New Year
China Daily ^ | 2008-01-01

Posted on 01/01/2008 9:34:24 AM PST by bahblahbah

PARIS - Vandals torched 372 cars as France celebrated the New Year, down on the figure last year after a night the police described as "relatively calm".

Cars are burned fairly regularly in France and the image of vehicles in flames in poor suburbs became symbolic of riots in 2005 when angry youths set fire to thousands of cars.

There is usually an increase in the number of cars torched on New Year's Eve compared to other days of the year.

"The night was relatively calm, without notable incident, there were very few direct clashes with the security forces," said a spokesman for the national police.

At 0500 GMT, the Interior Ministry said 372 vehicles had been burned -- 144 in the Paris region and 228 in the rest of France. That was down from 397 last New Year's Eve.

At the height of the 2005 riots as many as 1,400 cars were attacked in overnight violence. In protests over President Nicolas Sarkozy election last May, demonstrators set fire to 730 vehicles.

Police had stepped up their presence on French streets in anticipation of the year-end celebrations and the sale of petrol in cans was banned in some places.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; islam; islamicviolence; muslims; muslimviolence; parisriots; riots; urbanbarbarians
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To: peggybac
Not Amish, but who knows in France. The country has a normal background level of about 100 cars per day ~ so, with a four day weekend (around New Year's) that'd be 400 cars.

Just another "normal" situation.

The deal is you get your car insurance from a government owned (or otherwise heavily socialized) insurance company. It pays off without investigation if your car is destroyed (that is, "burned") in one of the Moslem villes that surround the big cities. No one is going to go in there to check!

So, if you need a new car, and want a downpayment out of the proceeds of your old beater car, you just pay a Moslem "yout" to take it over to the ville and burn it.

Costs just a few Euros for the service, and in a few days you'll have your downpayment.

Leastwise, that's the way it's been explained to me, and I have no doubt there's some truth to it 'cause France is a country with a Normal Background Level of Burned Cars ~ makes the place Unique!

21 posted on 01/01/2008 9:45:26 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: bahblahbah

Muslim “youths” and their riotous conduct aside, the following should be pointed out:

Most of the vehicles burned were probably French-made cars. As such, this *could* be considered legitimate automotive criticism.

(evil grin)


22 posted on 01/01/2008 9:46:47 AM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Cicero

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

23 posted on 01/01/2008 9:46:51 AM PST by Popman ("We are going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Hillary Clinton)
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To: bahblahbah

“the sale of petrol in cans was banned in some places.

Great move in an educational sense as it’s a good way to teach the physics/techniques of a siphon.

France, I applaud your efforts to educate youth!


24 posted on 01/01/2008 9:47:21 AM PST by Rb ver. 2.0 (Global warming is the new Marxism.)
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To: bahblahbah

The cost of car insurance in France must have skyrocketed in the past 5 years.


25 posted on 01/01/2008 9:49:12 AM PST by 353FMG (Hillary - Al Qaeda's Trophy Woman)
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To: bahblahbah
there were very few direct clashes with the security forces

French methods of confrontation are well documented in history.

26 posted on 01/01/2008 9:52:04 AM PST by Glenn (Free Venezuela!)
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To: A.Hun

“The prime minister announced Sunday that a ban on smoking in schools, offices and other public buildings will start in February, while restaurants, dance clubs and some bars have until 2008 to comply.”

Pretty soon there won’t be any girly shows or wine making in France in order to appease the muslims.


27 posted on 01/01/2008 9:52:56 AM PST by 353FMG (Hillary - Al Qaeda's Trophy Woman)
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To: bahblahbah
How many arrests?
28 posted on 01/01/2008 9:53:44 AM PST by Greg67
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To: Popman

Is that you, Robespiere?


29 posted on 01/01/2008 9:54:38 AM PST by 353FMG (Hillary - Al Qaeda's Trophy Woman)
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To: bahblahbah
We went to our friends wedding near Mulhouse, France. Her car had been broken into recently with radio and some personals gone. Through some quick action, the perp was caught.

The judge let the guy go because he was unemployed and suffering economic depression (his words).

The perp was not Amish.

30 posted on 01/01/2008 9:55:10 AM PST by purpleraine
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To: Morgana
Rumspringa?

Interesting analogy

I used to live literally right next door to the Amish community in Sarasota Fl. I would take my children to the park in that community and I was shocked to see how the young people (teens) were acting.

Cursing worse than sailors, smoking. Then I understood what "Rumspringa" was all about

In the Islamic community they also treat there young males very similar. They pretty much do what they want without consequences until they reach the age of accountability. I worked with a Muslim guy and his young son (6 years old) was a holy terror when he come by. He actually finally got in trouble when his kid called one of the black workers a "nigger" to his face. He said it as normal conservation and didn't realize he said something extremely rude and bad. when I got on his fathers ass for his kids behavior, he told me it was the Muslim tradition to give young makes a lot of space when it comes to behavior.

31 posted on 01/01/2008 10:00:58 AM PST by Popman ("We are going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Hillary Clinton)
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To: bahblahbah

Moselms perhaps ?

Why not call em what they are ?


32 posted on 01/01/2008 10:03:14 AM PST by festus (Fred Thompson '08)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Why do French authorities put up with this ?

They probably want to "keep the peace"? With 20% of their yoot population, um, "immigrant" (and growing) and 15-18% of their military "immigrant" (and growing), the French have themselves a king-sized problem larger than the torching of a few hundred, or thousand, or million, cars.

33 posted on 01/01/2008 10:03:39 AM PST by Gritty (The demographic reality is,Europe is running out of Europeans with deathbed fertility rates-Mk Steyn)
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To: Popman

Yes, my community is like that as well. (Mizrahim.)


34 posted on 01/01/2008 10:06:07 AM PST by forkinsocket
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To: bahblahbah
372 French cars torched over "calm" New Year

LOL!

Remains to be seen what Sarkozy will do to what he called "scum" during his campaign for president.

The "scum", aka, "youths" should be thrown in jail, French Citizenship stripped/deported, property replacement/penalty fines, etc.

You may be astonished how some European countries could turn on a dime, disregard/suspend their Constitutions in "extraordinary circumstances"!

Happy New Year!

35 posted on 01/01/2008 10:06:42 AM PST by melancholy (Beware of Ho Chi Minh's offspring, Ho She Marx , invading the WH.)
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To: 353FMG
Is that you, Robespiere?

No, but France might need another soon to rid itself of these "peaceful Muslims"

36 posted on 01/01/2008 10:07:03 AM PST by Popman ("We are going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good." Hillary Clinton)
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To: Popman

As long as Frenchmen need downpayments for a new car there’ll always be Moslem Yout’s on hand to burn their old ones to collect on the insurance.


37 posted on 01/01/2008 10:09:38 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: bahblahbah

This is for sure a good way to stimulate the domestic automotive manufacturing industry. Perhaps Peugeot even encourages this hooliganism. It contributes to the next several months’ sales (offset, as was pointed out, by certain higher auto insurance rates).


38 posted on 01/01/2008 10:10:08 AM PST by AZObserver
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To: bahblahbah
...after a night the police described as "relatively calm".

Relative to what, Baghdad circa 2004?

39 posted on 01/01/2008 10:11:31 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: bahblahbah

As Rush says, being a liberal is the most gutless choice a person can make. It obviously leads to apathy whereby not even the burning of vehicles on the streets is considered “relatively calm”.

We Americans don’t put with such criminal acts.


40 posted on 01/01/2008 10:16:19 AM PST by CodeToad
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