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French police arrest over 100 after Halloween 'purge' night riots
reuters.com/ ^ | 11/01/2018 | n/a

Posted on 11/01/2018 6:03:45 PM PDT by massmike

French police arrested more than 100 people after gangs of masked youths stormed through Paris suburbs and the center of Lyon on Halloween night, authorities said on Thursday, following a message on social media calling for a “purge” against police.

In the deprived Seine-Saint-Denis area north of Paris, a sportswear store was looted and young people robbing a grocery store attacked police with acid, according to Denis Jacob of police union Alternative Police.

Authorities said the riots were stoked by messages circulated on social media, apparently inspired by the Hollywood horror film franchise “The Purge”, which depicts a violent dystopia in which all crimes are made legal for a day.

Youths in depressed suburbs of French cities have been torching hundreds of vehicles on New Year’s Eve and Bastille Day since the early 1990s.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: france; halloween

1 posted on 11/01/2018 6:03:45 PM PDT by massmike
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To: massmike

acid attacks too, hmmm who could it be, who could it be...dare I say MUSLIMS?


2 posted on 11/01/2018 6:06:07 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: massmike

American movie and TV producers to partially blame here.

If they really want to talk about “blood on their hands”.


3 posted on 11/01/2018 6:07:59 PM PDT by Freedom of Speech Wins
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4 posted on 11/01/2018 6:11:17 PM PDT by servo1969
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins
No, anyone with the IQ of a turnip should know it is a show not a how to manual. It's called parental, and personal responsibility. Or, do you make excuses for your kids when they do something wrong? (know that sounds snarky, but legitimate question)
5 posted on 11/01/2018 6:12:14 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

A whole decade of dystopian and nihilist movies, books, and TV shows has made for apocalypse-chic. Where people think societal breakdown and anarchy is something to aim for.


6 posted on 11/01/2018 6:13:03 PM PDT by VanDeKoik
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To: Shadowstrike

There are an estimated 135 different nationalities in Saint-Denis, most extremely poor, including an estimated 600,000 Muslims from North African or sub-Saharan African backgrounds, the Daily Mail reported.
The official legal population in Saint-Denis is estimated at 1.5 million.

https://www.foxnews.com/world/paris-suburb-home-to-300000-illegal-immigrants-report-says


7 posted on 11/01/2018 6:13:52 PM PDT by massmike (If Trump had invented the light bulb,the media would say he's afraid of the dark!)
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To: massmike

Were their names Pierre? Louis? Charles? Jaques?


8 posted on 11/01/2018 6:15:39 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (It's Ok to be white.)
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To: EvilCapitalist; SaveFerris
Were their names Pierre? Louis? Charles? Jaques?

Du Quois : This is Chevalier, Montage, Detente, Avant Garde, and Deja Vu.

Deja Vu : Haven't we met before monsieur ?

Nick Rivers : I don't think so.

Du Quois : Over there, Croissant, Souffle, Escargot, and Chocolate Mousse.
9 posted on 11/01/2018 6:19:02 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: massmike
...following a message on social media calling for a “purge” against police.

Apparently Big Social Media allows anarchists and leftists to organize riots using their platforms.

10 posted on 11/01/2018 6:22:31 PM PDT by FreeReign
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To: massmike

Have relatives on the outskirts of Paris. TOTALLY SOCIALIST. They welcome this.

When my hubby and I got married....they gave my husband a book of porn as a wedding gift. No. I’m not kidding.

Needless to say......I’m not really “close” to the in-laws. They think they are better than I and my family.


11 posted on 11/01/2018 6:22:48 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (:¬| Beep beep....boop boop)
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To: massmike

12 posted on 11/01/2018 6:26:05 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LIBERALS RUIN EVERYTHING!)
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To: Freedom of Speech Wins

No, I love horror movies, but I don’t go out & maim or murder people. It’s called knowing the difference between right & wrong. This is violent thuggery pure & simple.


13 posted on 11/01/2018 6:27:26 PM PDT by leaning conservative (snow coming, school cancelled, yayyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!)
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To: VanDeKoik
Where people think societal breakdown and anarchy is something to aim for.

Sounds like the last half-century of Tsarist Russia. Many psychopathic youth; nihilism was a way of life, and terrorists were that era's rock stars.

14 posted on 11/01/2018 7:21:25 PM PDT by MoochPooch (I'm a compassionate cynic.)
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To: Shadowstrike

Muzzy was my thought, too. When it’s open season on the police, the police need to reply in kind. They’re ferals and as such will continue their behavior.


15 posted on 11/01/2018 7:24:22 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: Shadowstrike

Definitely French Amish


16 posted on 11/01/2018 8:06:26 PM PDT by melsec (There's a track, winding back, to an old forgotten shack along the road to Gundagai..)
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To: massmike

Time to shoot and ask questions later.

The best answer to “The Purge” is a “Counter-Purge” with good firepower and lots of handcuffs.


17 posted on 11/01/2018 8:11:58 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: massmike

St. Denis. Say no more.


18 posted on 11/01/2018 8:20:28 PM PDT by ameribbean expat (Socialism is like a nude beach - - sounds great til you actually get there. -ntnt- David Burge.)
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To: massmike
"Youths in depressed suburbs of French cities..."


19 posted on 11/02/2018 3:07:19 AM PDT by EEGator
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