Funky Cars: 21st Night of Rioting

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[Cloudy Thinking by Ron K. Jeffries] French police say levels of violence in France have returned to normal, following three weeks of unrest by urban youths across the country.

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[Oklahomily The Blog] To Quickly Recap the Riots: At $10,000 (dammit, we said dollars, not euros) that's about $90 million. Even if those cars were worth only half that amount, it's still $45 million in just over two weeks, not counting a couple of schools, a courthouse, a big factory, a subway station, and the cost of cleaning an electrical substation.

[House Of MIke] French unrest at ”˜normal’ levels: Urban violence in France fell to normal levels on Thursday after three weeks of rioting in run-down suburbs, allowing the government to begin mapping out plans to tackle the problems that sparked the unrest.

[GOP Bloggers] Voila, No More France: As Jean-Claude Dassier, director-general of the French news station LCI, told a broadcasters' conference in Amsterdam, he has been playing down the riots on the following grounds: "Politics in France is heading to the Right and I don't want Right-wing politicians back in second or even first place because we showed burning cars on television."

[ Metaphysically Wrinkle Free] Friday in Pictures: by rioting domestic French immigrant strikers. Wow. Simply stunning. Read the rest of this great... lethargic”¦ but instead of blogging I’m working on homework. So, unless France starts on fire again... with the effect on the public of high oil and gas prices, they could do many ... From: Iowahawk FRENCH

[A Blog For All] Zut Alors!: One would think 6,000 charred cars, the destruction of countless shops and other types of property in 300 towns and the horror France has gone through would persuade the French to question their model. However, the response of the government and the reaction of the French elites indicate otherwise.We're closer to 10,000 cars at this point in time, and Llosa doesn't comment on the religious component but he does seem to recognize that the French simply are trying to wish away the problems.

[Release The Hounds!] And The Find-A-Silver-Lining Award Goes To...: In other words, when there is no rioting by "disaffected youths" in France, 98 cars a night...The French police!!!! (applause) .

[Modern Tribalist] Can Los Angeles become a hotbed of violence similar to France?: French society after the recent orgy of rioting Walker`s World: What Frances does next Get with the global program, Gaul Creches suffer in French riots Lesson from France: U.S. must warm the melting pot FRENCH CHURCHES BURN AND THE LEFT AND THE MSM IGNORE IT Paris Lost 30 Cars To Arson Each

[Iris.org.il] IRIS Blog: You can see for yourself that a drug user is a man who does not oppose the Occupation, will not throw a stone and will not do a thing."-Issam Jwichan, Head of the Professional Program of the National Supreme Council for Preventing the Distribution of Drugs, PA TV, November 7, 2005.

[Captainsquartersblog.com] Captain's Quarters: Although no one would know this by reading American newspapers, which now follow the French lead and refuse to report on the ongoing uprising, but the riots in France once again started to rise in intensity, even by the odd metric given by police. The BBC reports that over 500 cars got torched last night despite a heavier police presence that resulted from intelligence that points to a massive demonstration sometime this weekend: