Paris burns after police murder youth

[JimW]

Incidents in a lot smaller towns and villages than usual in a bit of a spread-out second wave: France's small towns are reeling from the spread of rioting. 'Now it's affecting the countryside'

 

[teqniq]

This makes for grim reading:

After the Riots, the Police Terrorize Marseille

Two days after police killed Nahel Merzouk, the poorest big city in France exploded with anger. By Sunday, a crackdown had smothered the protests—and made residents even more fearful.

www.thenation.com

 

[Mr.Bishie]

That police union statement is quite something, when they’ve claimed not to be racist!

 

[pbsmooth]

Bac Nord aka The Stronghold is a good film (on Netflix) based on a true story of police in the Marseille banlieues. Decent context.