“It is unfortunate that you don’t read french”
I do read French. And speak it fluently. The news reports I read (including some British reports) made no mention of such.
As for the “barbarity” of the events, perhaps I’m jaded in my studies of early and medieval history, but I’m hardly revolted by it. I see far worse on Broadway on a Saturday night with the local drunk.
The only revolting thing I see arethe mothers who put their children in harm’s way like this. The police were obviously taking people away. The easy thing to do would, of course, be to get up, carry your child to safety, and proceed with life.
Or perhaps you could do what they did and just fall prostrate to the ground, forcing someone else to either leave you alone despite having the legal authority and duty to do such, or to drag yourself and your child across the concrete. Really, it’s not a difficult decision if you care for your child.