October 17 Riots in France: Who's Responsible?
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"We have a cluster of clues that show us that on the one hand we have not very politicized looters, decriminalized not much more professional, much more politicized militants" (Replay LCI).
October 17 riots in France: Who's responsible?
We take a look at who is responsible for the violence that broke out in France on October 17. We dive into who the casseurs, or lawbreakers, are and how a bill is proposing that they pay for the damage they caused. We also discuss the French government’s mea culpa and the ongoing political blame game, with a budding controversy over whether the vandals were "ultra-left" members or not.
Left-wing radicals and youths from the suburbs escalated the protests. The government reacts with curfews. The debate about causes starts driving.
The events of October 17 in France revealed the intersection of security failure with social anger and political conflict, amid government accusations by the proud French party and the radical left of being responsible for the violence, which were met by media questions.
The serious riots in France on the weekend had nothing to do with student protests. 90 percent of the arrests were adult men. According to police representatives, two groups of perpetrators were leading the tone: left extremes and people from the migrant banlieues.
Islamic scientist Susanne Schröter sees the link between left radical and migrant milieus in the protests in France: "The violence also comes from the suburbs, which were always hotspots of anti-French resentment.
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