Posted on 01/01/2014 2:17:37 PM PST by traumer
The much lamented tradition of torching cars to mark the arrival of the new year claimed more than 10 per cent fewer vehicles this year
By French standards, it was a peaceful New Year’s Eve. Only 1,067 cars and vans were destroyed by arson, a “significant” reduction of more than 10 per cent compared to the number of vehicles set ablaze last year, according to Manuel Valls, the Interior Minister. All things considered, it was a “positive result”, Mr Valls told a press conference on Wednesday. He said he regretted the deaths of three people in knife attacks in Paris and in eastern and southern France. Car-torching has been adopted as a modern New Year tradition by some young revellers in France. The practice reportedly began in earnest amongst youths - often in poor neighbourhoods - in the 1990s in the region around Strasbourg in the east of the coutnry.
Last year 1,193 vehicles were burned, according to official figures.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
“Youths” = Muslims.
ONLY - sorry
Sounds like the old “Devil’s Night” in Motown except substituting cars for houses.
I wonder if a group of used car salesmen are bankrolling the muzzies to do this....
Having owned a both a Renault and a Peugeot, I can understand the french desired to burn cars...
It’s the French version of “Cash for Clunkers” LOL
Yoots.
The logic of any nation importing this rabble is beyond me. The West is destroying itself.
I one hadn’t read all those stories about car burning in France in earlier years, one would find no indication whatever that these are Muslims celebrating their New Year.
Presumably the knifings, too.
I learned my lesson with just a Renault ‘Fuego’. Never again...
This is a major blow to the auto industry there. I presume they rely on more like tens of thousands of burnt and trashed autos to stimulate their economy. [the BrokenGlassParable on a large scale]
Only 1072? Surprised they didn’t go for 1096.
The cars were murdered because they were infidels.
Youts at it again I see!
If I was French, I’d be advocating for shoot to kill to put an end to this nonsense.
I guess the muzzies can’t aford matches anymore with the French economy tanking even faster than the US economy.
I’d heard you can’t air condition those little foreign jobs.
75 percent income tax, plus a big jump in auto insurance rates, yeah, I want to live there.
Thanks traumer.
Well I'm glad to see they're finally coming to their senses over there.
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