France is no longer the peaceful country we once knew

[Blaze]

As if the violence and destruction of the 17 October wasn't enough, the jilly joneses are planning another manif for the 24 October. And more are envisaged the following Saturdays. They're complaining about the rising cost of living ....
https://actu.fr/societe/acte-ii-des-gil ... 43488.html

Where will this end ? The far left is encouraging the casseurs/black bloc to destroy and create anarchy. I was almost amused to see how ACAB (all coppers are bastards) was in evidence here in France. I first came across it some time ago with a young French victim/patient with the inevitable tattooed fingers ....

Heaven help any government who tried to change the constitution and make manifs illegal. Political suicide. And the jilly joneses are saying that Manu's speech last night was vacuous ... Apart from condemning the events on Saturday, he didn't give any answers as to how the problems could be dealt with - unsurprising really because no-one expected the destruction to go as far as it did.

[Polarengineer]

My take on this is that those caught causing destruction are designated code H for hooligan by the tax office and will pay higher taxes for the rest of their life, also any benefits are stopped. The current losers will become worse criminals, but future asocial actors may have second thoughts before stepping in.

[Hotrodder]

The mrs. has said..............I think we have had the best of life. Its all going to the dogs these days.
I have to agree with her, reading about what is going on back in UK, here in France, and the great bloody USA, etc.

[Lori]

also any benefits are stopped.

Couldn't agree more. The tax part, yes sounds good, but I doubt many would do much real work anyway and they will never own any property. However, the removal of benefits, THAT ought to give them pause.

[Nomoss]

Maybe something like this is needed - in Britain also

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