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"Rioters 'were out to kill us', says wounded French officer" (YouTube Video Links)
Townhall.com ^
| November 28, 2007
| AFP, YouTube, Compiled by Gabrielle Cusumano
Posted on 11/28/2007 9:25:47 AM PST by WmShirerAdmirer
PARIS - "It felt like they were out to kill us. We knew there were weapons in the suburbs, but never turned against us like that," one of the police officers shot during youth riots near Paris told AFP Wednesday.
Sent to the suburb of Villiers le Bel to quell an outbreak of violence that followed the death of two teens in a crash with police, Francois, who asked not to be fully identified, found himself under siege.
"We were attacked from all sides" by youths armed with hunting rifles."
"The kids were shooting at us at close range, loading and reloading their weapons. I've never seen anything like it. It was like in a movie. They were picking us off from 10 or 15 metres away."
"I was hit in the hand with what I thought was a slingshot. I didn't realise right away that it was buckshot, until I saw the hole in my trousers. I tried to protect my younger colleagues, then I fell to the ground."
Police unions say the scale and intensity of the violence unleashed since Sunday is worse than the 2005 riots, also sparked by the deaths of two youths.
A line was crossed, they say, when suburb gangs turned guns on the police, 120 of whom were injured, several by gunwound. The hunting rifles used by the gangs are dangerous anywhere within a 300-metre (yard) range.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: mobilizethesnipers; paris; riots; sarkosy
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To: B-Chan
Mon dieux! Quickly, someone man the surrender flag!
81
posted on
11/28/2007 1:08:44 PM PST
by
dashing doofus
(Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
To: null and void
And they stink too!!
82
posted on
11/28/2007 2:04:20 PM PST
by
BBell
To: elhombrelibre
300 meters is the optimum range of larger shot, probably unpleasant but not fatal.
Slugs on the other hand... Had a friend that took one through the thigh from about 200 yards, he was messed up for quite some time.
To: Antoninus; samtheman
Hes an otherwise level-headed guy who has this thing about defending the poor misunderstood muzzies. Its a very strange phenomenon. Kind of like a mental deficiency or a mental illness. ~ samtheman
It is a mental illness. It's called PESS or Pre-emptive Stockholm Syndrome. ~ Antoninus
Maybe it should be called Pre-Incident Stockholm Syndrome or PISS. They need to have the PISS scared out of them...
84
posted on
11/28/2007 3:22:41 PM PST
by
null and void
(No more Bushes/No more Clintons)
To: Right Wing Assault
These 'peaceful' people were some of the most angry, most violent people on campus. Yup. They know what they are capable of doing. Therefore the fear what they think others in government will do.
85
posted on
11/28/2007 3:26:47 PM PST
by
null and void
(No more Bushes/No more Clintons)
To: libs_kma
I'll have to ask my wife if she's talked to her sis lately.Bring popcorn. Report back to us, please?
86
posted on
11/28/2007 3:30:32 PM PST
by
null and void
(No more Bushes/No more Clintons)
To: null and void
The peasants are revolting...
Those are imported Muslim Jihadist scum. France ragged on Israel for years as Israel struggled with Paleostinian rioters. Now France gets a taste of it. Serves them right but I hope Sarkozy straightens this out with extreme prejudice
87
posted on
11/28/2007 3:31:58 PM PST
by
dennisw
(Islam - "a transnational association of dangerous lunatics")
To: Travis McGee; Squantos
Long past time for the gendarmes to apply Rule 308.
88
posted on
11/28/2007 3:33:29 PM PST
by
FreedomPoster
(Guns themselves are fairly robust; their chief enemies are rust and politicians) (NRA)
To: samtheman
That belief is interesting especially coming from the French, who are experts at locking out all newcomers from joining the economy with their rigid socialist rules, and rigid union guilds. Even if there was such a thing as a hard-working muzzie, he couldn't find a job in the national commune known as France (although Sarkozy's trying to change that a bit).France had hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese who I presume were (are) just as locked out as the Muzzies. How come the Vietnamese are not rioting? I'm sure the Vietnamese are doing very well and figured out ways to prosper despite the conditions you describe
89
posted on
11/28/2007 3:36:27 PM PST
by
dennisw
(Islam - "a transnational association of dangerous lunatics")
To: dennisw
I'm sure the Vietnamese are doing very well and figured out ways to prosper despite the conditions you describeIf they are anything like the ones here in Silicon Valley, they are doing quite well.
90
posted on
11/28/2007 3:42:00 PM PST
by
null and void
(No more Bushes/No more Clintons)
To: samtheman
... I asked him if he thought it was remotely possible that that cop car ran into that moped on purpose and he said not only possible, but very likely.
So what? You file a complaint against the copper. You go to the press and have them investigate the incident if the police whitewash it. You orgainize protest about what the cops did. You don't riot in the streets and burn down your own neighborhood.
91
posted on
11/28/2007 3:45:52 PM PST
by
JLS
To: elhombrelibre
If they are shooting, the police need to dress for war—and shoot back. Like right now, and with real firepower.
92
posted on
11/28/2007 3:52:06 PM PST
by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: WmShirerAdmirer
PARIS - "It felt like they were out to kill us. We knew there were weapons in the suburbs, but never turned against us like that," one of the police officers shot during youth riots near Paris told AFP Wednesday Doggone weapons, turning on people like that.
93
posted on
11/28/2007 3:52:07 PM PST
by
unspun
(God save us from egos -- especially our own.)
To: Fee
Repopen Devil’s Island? ;-) That would be funny after all the crap about Gitmo.
94
posted on
11/28/2007 3:53:36 PM PST
by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
To: WmShirerAdmirer
"Rioters 'were out to kill us', says wounded French officer"
No Shi-ite, Sherlock!
And I say that with sympathy for the poor French officers trying
to hold back the Islamic Tsunami.
95
posted on
11/28/2007 4:02:50 PM PST
by
VOA
To: null and void
96
posted on
11/28/2007 6:29:26 PM PST
by
dennisw
(Islam - "a transnational association of dangerous lunatics")
97
posted on
11/29/2007 11:00:14 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
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