Yellow vests - fuel protest day of action in France

[EarlOfHazard]

wc98 said:

Earthdweller said:

Wow just wow !

French soldiers will be permitted to 'open fire' if lives are threatened by Yellow Vest rioters this weekend, the military governor of Paris said today.

General Bruno Leray's ominous words highlight the growing law and order crisis faced by President Emmanuel Macron as he faces up to the increasingly violent social movement.
It has now been confirmed that the French Army will support some 5,000 police trying to keep order during the 19th Yellow Vest Saturday demonstration in a row in Paris at the weekend.
General Leray told Franceinfo Radio on Friday: 'If their life or that of the people they defend is threatened, they can go up to opening fire.'

General Leray said an unspecified number of soldiers mainly used for anti-terrorism duties would be defending public buildings this Saturday.
'They are subject to the same legal framework as the internal security forces,' he added, while conceding that soldiers have 'different ways of coping' with trouble.

Philippe Capon, of the UNSA police union, said: 'I'm worried about how they will respond in case of attack.'




https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6838623/F...

and some people are worried about french customs procedures in the event of no deal brexit. if a protester is killed the protests to date will be small change in comparison to what will happen in that event, imo.

one of the reader comments from the Daily Mail link:

Don't worry, Macron and his mum will be safe.

[Frank7]

Mothersruin said:

Wonder if they'll use the FFL so they can deny it was French Nationals firing on French Nationals.

Soldiers of the Légion Étrangère can apply for French citizenship after three years service, plus a small percentage of applicants to join the Légion are French citizens who claim to be from other French speaking countries, e.g. Belgium and Canada.

[Vanden Saab]

BBC finally reporting on the riots, one of their journalists just said that the riots are due to populists wanting simple answers to complex problems. It seems they are going with the Brexit 'everybody who wants change is stupid and doesn't understand' line.
From that Mail link WTAF are they using on their own people now

Mail said:

French security forces used a 'last resort' chemical weapon against them for the first time on Saturday.
Gendarmes confirmed that a 'small amount' of the gas was released close to the Arc de Triomphe.
Video posted online by the independent Taranis news outlet showed the debilitating substance coming out of armoured cars

[Earthdweller]

Vanden Saab said:

BBC finally reporting on the riots, one of their journalists just said that the riots are due to populists wanting simple answers to complex problems. It seems they are going with the Brexit 'everybody who wants change is stupid and doesn't understand' line.
From that Mail link WTAF are they using on their own people now

Mail said:

French security forces used a 'last resort' chemical weapon against them for the first time on Saturday.
Gendarmes confirmed that a 'small amount' of the gas was released close to the Arc de Triomphe.
Video posted online by the independent Taranis news outlet showed the debilitating substance coming out of armoured cars

Wouldn’t the use of a chemical weapon by a state on its citizens be classed as a War Crime ?

[don'tbesilly]

Earthdweller said:

Vanden Saab said:

BBC finally reporting on the riots, one of their journalists just said that the riots are due to populists wanting simple answers to complex problems. It seems they are going with the Brexit 'everybody who wants change is stupid and doesn't understand' line.
From that Mail link WTAF are they using on their own people now

Mail said:

French security forces used a 'last resort' chemical weapon against them for the first time on Saturday.
Gendarmes confirmed that a 'small amount' of the gas was released close to the Arc de Triomphe.
Video posted online by the independent Taranis news outlet showed the debilitating substance coming out of armoured cars

Wouldn’t the use of a chemical weapon by a state on its citizens be classed as a War Crime ?

I seem to recall calls for Bashar al-Assad to face trial for war crimes for using chemical weapons against his own citizens.

Maybe Macron will cite some mitigating circumstances for doing/alleged to be planning to do?

[andy_s]

Frank7 said:

Mothersruin said:

Wonder if they'll use the FFL so they can deny it was French Nationals firing on French Nationals.

Soldiers of the Légion Étrangère can apply for French citizenship after three years service, plus a small percentage of applicants to join the Légion are French citizens who claim to be from other French speaking countries, e.g. Belgium and Canada.

I'm not sure what the ratios are now but generally it was about 20% French, to be an 'etrangere' their official paperwork was changed to a francophone nation. There were pics of either REC or REI guys, but it's not sure whether they were stock Vigipirate ones or not. REP are mainly committed to Serval/Barkhane in Mali, a tailor made job for the guys.

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Yesterday saw the 5th week of protest in Algiers. Riot police chanting and singing with the crowd of 3-4M people, the crowds helped ambulances through, buildings draped in flags, even the litter was picked up afterwards. Extraordinary scenes. Hold the line...

Edited by andy_s on Saturday 23 March 10:46

[irocfan]

Vanden Saab said:

BBC finally reporting on the riots, one of their journalists just said that the riots are due to populists wanting simple answers to complex problems. It seems they are going with the Brexit 'everybody who wants change is stupid and doesn't understand' line.
From that Mail link WTAF are they using on their own people now

Mail said:

French security forces used a 'last resort' chemical weapon against them for the first time on Saturday.
Gendarmes confirmed that a 'small amount' of the gas was released close to the Arc de Triomphe.
Video posted online by the independent Taranis news outlet showed the debilitating substance coming out of armoured cars

define chemical weapon I guess - tear-gas is a chemical weapon....

[smifffymoto]

On my travels I see more and more posters and graffiti supporting Frexit and the UPR.The mood is still fractious.

[smifffymoto]

On my travels I see more and more posters and graffiti supporting Frexit and the UPR.The mood is still fractious.

[Baby Shark doo doo doo doo]

Mothersruin said:

Wonder if they'll use the FFL so they can deny it was French Nationals firing on French Nationals.

They’ll just roll out the EU armoured vehicles

[Baby Shark doo doo doo doo]

Earthdweller said:

Wouldn’t the use of a chemical weapon by a state on its citizens be classed as a War Crime ?

Wonder if that’s why the USAF brought several B52s over last week. Plans to liberate France?

[Puggit]

Couple fined for wearing clothes supporting the yellow vests in the area where demonstrations are banned:

http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/gilets-jaunes-un...

[grumbledoak]

It’s all gone wrong, hasn’t it?

[Baby Shark doo doo doo doo]

Macron mocks injured 73 year old protester

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/25/macr...

At least the government supported brutality in putting down dissent will have impressed the Chinese leader...

[996owner]

Don't they need "Yellow Vests" if their car breaks down at the side of the road? Maybe lots of cars need to break down in Paris?

[Digga]

Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:

Macron mocks injured 73 year old protester

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/25/macr...

At least the government supported brutality in putting down dissent will have impressed the Chinese leader...

She might be 73 and fragile, but she could beat the fudge out of that patronising little metro-wimp with one hand tied behind her back. Staggering attitude from Macron. I have no idea where he gets the neck to say the things he does. It's almost like he wants to be sufficiently outspoken that his lack of authority and effectiveness are overshadowed.

[Baby Shark doo doo doo doo]

Digga said:

Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:

Macron mocks injured 73 year old protester

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/25/macr...

At least the government supported brutality in putting down dissent will have impressed the Chinese leader...

She might be 73 and fragile, but she could beat the fudge out of that patronising little metro-wimp with one hand tied behind her back. Staggering attitude from Macron. I have no idea where he gets the neck to say the things he does. It's almost like he wants to be sufficiently outspoken that his lack of authority and effectiveness are overshadowed.

I think he wants to win the "Most punchable tt 2019" award

[Digga]

Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:

Digga said:

Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:

Macron mocks injured 73 year old protester

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/25/macr...

At least the government supported brutality in putting down dissent will have impressed the Chinese leader...

She might be 73 and fragile, but she could beat the fudge out of that patronising little metro-wimp with one hand tied behind her back. Staggering attitude from Macron. I have no idea where he gets the neck to say the things he does. It's almost like he wants to be sufficiently outspoken that his lack of authority and effectiveness are overshadowed.

I think he wants to win the "Most punchable tt 2019" award

I don't know why, but until last week, I don't believe I'd ever heard him speak - just read what he'd said - and hearing him made is somehow, unbelievably, much, much worse. He will not be remembered well. The trouble is, I think he knows that, and is therefore latching onto the UK Brexit bashing as some means of making a mark on history. Politicians looking to do this are very dangerous.

[Lotobear]

If he thinks she's 'fragile' he had better watch it when he's shagging the brains out of his mum, sorry I mean his wife

[Smokehead]

Baby Shark doo doo doo doo said:

Macron mocks injured 73 year old protester

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/25/macr...

At least the government supported brutality in putting down dissent will have impressed the Chinese leader...

He has inherited the Napoleon complex.