France, popular revolt (Yellow Vests) What's going on?

taipeir · **Joined:** Jun 13, 2008 **Posts:** 826

Seen the same headline everywhere ....Kids riot and get arrested.....And?

snaps · **Joined:** Aug 19, 2011 **Posts:** 1021

@taipeir,
whatta ya mean...and? Where are you posting from, N. Korea?

temene · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:07 pm

they go back to school and cause riot on Friday

catbear · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:17 pm

I guess the French state is an ogre if it suppresses riot rights.

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snaps · **Joined:** Aug 19, 2011 **Posts:** 1021

It's significant, not particularly in itself, but because it will further ratchet up an already tense situation.

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temene · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2018 12:43 pm

Police exhausted ahead of Saturday
"We've never experienced this, it's not even policing, it's urban violence we're dealing with, we've got the extreme left, the extreme right, suburban youths coming to take advantage of looting shops.." - policeman
Police Union Tables Strike Notice
The union Vigi joined the movement of yellow vests calling for an indefinite strike from Saturday
"It is time to organize legally and to be in solidarity with them, for the benefit of all," wrote the officials of the trade union

jmc · **Joined:** Feb 21, 2008 **Posts:** 4436

temene wrote:

Police exhausted ahead of Saturday
"We've never experienced this, it's not even policing, it's urban violence we're dealing with, we've got the extreme left, the extreme right, suburban youths coming to take advantage of looting shops.." - policeman
Police Union Tables Strike Notice
The union Vigi joined the movement of yellow vests calling for an indefinite strike from Saturday
"It is time to organize legally and to be in solidarity with them, for the benefit of all," wrote the officials of the trade union

Vigi have less than 4% support in the police rank and file and are a CGT affiliate union. So less to the story than meets the eye. Now if one of the big two police unions makes a public announcement of this types, thats a big deal.

jmc · **Joined:** Feb 21, 2008 **Posts:** 4436

The next French prime minister?...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_de_Villiers

https://www.causeur.fr/macron-pierre-de-villiers-gilets-156781

..and all over the French media the last few days.

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Plus ca change.

taipeir · **Joined:** Jun 13, 2008 **Posts:** 826

snaps wrote:

@taipeir,
whatta ya mean...and? Where are you posting from, N. Korea?

I mean regular folks will get sick of self appointed enforcers on street corners and criminals looting and damaging property.

You think folks in Paris will appreciate outsiders smashing their city up ?

You think parents will be happy schools are taken over by hoodlums and their kids can't get an education ?

If Macron is smart he'll wait for the public to tire of it all. Which they will. These yellow vests are just a mob.

catbear · **Posted:** Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:05 pm

On the plus side I'll be glad to see yellow vests ditched, there are many other high visibility options available that don't look cheap. The bloody things attract wasps too!

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