Mar 28, 2007 0

The politics of a Paris riot

Have you heard about the latest riot in Paris? A young guy travelling on the metro punched a couple of controllers when they asked him for his ticket and it all went downhill from there. Conflicting reports suggest there were about 7 wounded (mostly police and metro staff), and 13 arrested including a number of minors. It’s intriguing to see how the international media deal with these things, and how there’s always a rush to find some kind of deep meaning behind it all.

With only a month to go till the presidential elections the candidates have made much political mileage out of it. Read the rest of this entry »

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