E-MAIL THIS LINK
To: 

France suspends 8 police officers for beating youth
PARIS, Nov 10 (Reuters) - France has suspended eight police officers after two of them beat a young man they had detained during rioting in a suburb north of Paris and the other six looked on, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
That'll motivate the rest to stick their necks out and defend you next time, yessiree.
A police inquiry showed the wel deserved beating took place on Monday in Seine-Saint-Denis, a combat zone a ghetto a slum the area north of Paris where the accidental electrocution of two youths apparently fleeing police triggered the unrest, the ministry said in a statement.

The youth allegedly beaten by police had been detained "in the context of the recent urban violence". He suffered superficial injuries to the forehead and foot, the ministry said.
Sounds like he tripped. Were his shoes tied?
President Jacques Chirac swiftly called earlier on Thursday for a swift response to problems faced by residents of riot-torn suburbs, many of whom are of North African and African origin.
Bring in more cake for zem to eat.
But a police chief said he feared the rioters were planning violent protests in central Paris. Many youngsters in the Paris suburbs say heavy-handed police tactics provoke violence, although Chirac has praised the police handling of the unrest.

Chirac has vowed to restore public order and his conservative government has imposed rarely used emergency laws so that riot-torn areas can be placed under curfew.

The violence in urban areas has eased following the shortage of empty bottles in the banlieus adoption of the emergency powers aimed at halting the two weeks' of unrest over racism, poverty and unemployment.
Posted by: Omerelet Chumble6197 2005-11-10
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=134676