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2005-11-07 Europe

French Police Shot - Fear Use of Heavy Weapons

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Posted by Cluns Cruse3132 2005-11-07 01:27|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Ok, it's official. Game over. Hand over the keys to the Louvre, take down the tricolor and put up a banner with "Allahu Akbar" on it, and start praying to Mecca.

If they don't want to defend their own damn country any longer, why keep up the pretense? The tourists aren't going to come while the streets are on fire.....

Are they even trying to fight back, or are they sitting on their asses looking for someone else to save them?

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-11-07 09:28|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2005-11-07 09:28|| Front Page Top

#2 "Fraciqois, these youths are too much for me!
"Oui! We should surrender before we make them more angry!"

Posted by Ebboluting Flavirt5576 2005-11-07 09:33|| 2005-11-07 09:33|| Front Page Top

#3 "Fraciqois, these youths are too much for me!
"Oui! We should surrender before we make them more angry!"

Posted by Ebboluting Flavirt5576 2005-11-07 09:33|| 2005-11-07 09:33|| Front Page Top

#4 The WaTimes reports French police are afraid that the gangs will break out the big weapons:

WTF? What good are these people as police if they're "dispirited" by the thought of heavy weaponry?

Don't you guys have any heavy weaponry of your own???

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-11-07 10:35|| 2005-11-07 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 I've seen reports of 2 churches being torched.

What happens when it's Notre Dame? Rocks through the stained glass? Molotov cocktails in the aisles?

Posted by AlanC">AlanC 2005-11-07 11:08|| 2005-11-07 11:08|| Front Page Top

#6 A dozen officers were injured, two of them seriously, after being shot with hunting rifles fitted with lead pellets during rioting last night in the suburb of Grigny

LOL Cluns Cruse3132, did you add that? or is it in WaTimes text?

Posted by Red Dog 2005-11-07 15:06|| 2005-11-07 15:06|| Front Page Top

#7 In Frawnce, "heavy weapons" means rifles, not arty and tanks.

Kinda indicative, isn't it?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-11-07 15:56|| 2005-11-07 15:56|| Front Page Top

#8 Red Dog, that's what the story said. Seems they are using shotguns, hence the "lead pellets". Reporter doesn't know his rifle from his gun, if you know what I mean.

Posted by Steve">Steve 2005-11-07 16:01|| 2005-11-07 16:01|| Front Page Top

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