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2006-10-18 Europe

Crisis talks over gang attacks on police

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Posted by Fred 2006-10-18 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Why would these fools waste ammo firing into the air? They had plenty of targets right at the end of their barrels. I always figured if a target got in front of my barrel it was achin' to be shot. I always did.

Posted by SpecOp35 2006-10-18 00:41|| 2006-10-18 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 ordered his interior and justice ministers to "toughen up" sentences for those found guilty of assaulting officers,

That seems fairly useless since they rarely arrest them. Wouldn't it make more sense to say, "aggressively prosecute" than to increase the sentences on the few that actually are found guilty?

More empty measure sound bites.

Posted by anon 2006-10-18 02:09|| 2006-10-18 02:09|| Front Page Top

#3 How about shoot-to-kill orders when officers are assaulted?

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-10-18 02:48|| 2006-10-18 02:48|| Front Page Top

#4 What's with the baseball bats in France? Would the French know a baseball bat from a stick?

Posted by Spot">Spot 2006-10-18 08:29|| 2006-10-18 08:29|| Front Page Top

#5 Crisis talks? Your talkin France here ferchrisakes! Immediately set up a job program for disaffected youts, a nationwide sensitivity campaign, and diversity training for all law enforcement. Remember...it's Root causes baabyyy.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-10-18 09:35|| 2006-10-18 09:35|| Front Page Top

#6 What's with the baseball bats in France? Would the French know a baseball bat from a stick?

Baseball bats = trendy bludgeons, go along the whole "gangsta" culture, with baggy pants, baseball cap, designer sportwear, gold chains, and of course, gangsta rap.
On the other hand, the number of baseball players is slim to none, though they are an handful, I recon.

"Traditional" french club is the pickaxe handle, or the iron bar, the two being staples of violent demonstrations (though in the 70's, students did like the nunchaku, thanks to Bruce Lee).

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-18 09:41|| 2006-10-18 09:41|| Front Page Top

#7 What it's going to take is shooting a busload of these bastards down in the street and telling their relatives, when they come crying about it to the authorities, that they should have kept their young criminals under control. Then tell the relatives they are being deported back to country of ethnic origin as undesirable elements. France can get this back under control; it's just going to take some killing.

Posted by mac 2006-10-18 18:12|| 2006-10-18 18:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Considering the French let 10s of thousands of their elderly die in a heat wave a few yrs ago,it's going to take alot of killing.

Posted by Stephen 2006-10-18 22:37|| 2006-10-18 22:37|| Front Page Top

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