I don't have access to the Villepin speech but heard he was permitting locally ordered curfews. Did he mention how these curfews would be enforced?
The BBC broke away fairly early... I think they were emarrased on Villepin's behalf..
So I have no idea on any eforcement of the curfews...
I think the closest Villepin got while he was still broadcast was that he suggest the parents of the youth should consider giving their childres a strict talking to...
French to Impose Curfews, Deploy Forces
PARIS - Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin said Monday that curfews would be imposed wherever they are needed and 9,500 police officers and gendarmes are being deployed to stop rioting that has spread across France.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051107/ap_on_re_eu/france_rioting;_ylt=Ajw5qpgYFlB7HiiQIg2NsiR0bBAF;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--