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The author claimed that people he described as suburban looters and far-left activists had formed an alliance, while the whole world looked at France with dismay. He added that antifas and black blocs were committing vandalism alongside them, and that the people involved were not hiding their identity, their faces and voices being visible and audible. https://t.co/W3SjaJCpPq #France #ViolenceUrbaines #Protestations #FR (translated)

The author described the impunity of looters as a symptom of a society where social trust was eroding. According to him, the prevailing relativism morally disarmed ordinary citizens, who might end up imitating the offenders by wondering why they shouldn’t do the same. #Confiance #Société #Impunité #FR (translated)

Impact reported that Jean-Luc Mélenchon contested live on television the comments made by Sébastien Lecornu regarding the violence that occurred during the mobilization on October 17. Mélenchon accused the government of being solely responsible and called on Emmanuel Macron to respond to social anger and the demands of young people. He rejected the idea of having to choose between looters and police, believing that the conflict was rather between a youth facing a deep crisis and a government that, according to him, allowed the situation to deteriorate before resorting to blind violence. He compared the methods used to those observed during the Yellow Vests movement and the repression in the Antilles. Mélenchon also argued that maintaining order required a professional technique rather than resorting to brutality. He cited May 1968, stating that a month of violence and car and business fires had resulted in no deaths, and referred to the republican morals of the police union leaders of the time. He concluded that the government was responsible for the disorder and that democracy should allow for managing social tensions through debate and the maintenance of tranquility. #Mélanchon #Gouvernement #Violences (translated)

Press Briefs described a rally organized on October 17 as massive, but marked by violence. The report stated that the Ministry of the Interior counted 550,000 demonstrators, compared to up to 800,000 according to the organizers, and that intelligence services had underestimated the size of the gathering by five to eight times. It compared the official figure to the 282,710 participants recorded during the record of the Yellow Vests on November 17, 2018. The report mentioned looting and damage in Paris, Lyon, and Marseille, as well as clashes near the Élysée. It also reported that a 17-year-old girl lost an eye in Mulhouse, where an investigation by the IGPN was opened, and that a 17-year-old boy had his hand severed in Saint-Étienne. In Paris, according to Press Briefs, a video showed a person on the ground being beaten by more than twenty police officers, while a protester died on Boulevard Magenta; the prefecture mentioned a cardiac arrest. Press Briefs criticized the media coverage of the rally and relayed several political statements. The report noted that Marion Maréchal Le Pen refused to distinguish between the vandals and peaceful demonstrators, that Éric Ciotti called the unrest an "intifada," and that François-Xavier Bellamy called for the imprisonment of Philippe Poutou. It also highlighted comments from Prisca Thévenot about Jean-Luc Mélenchon and his remarks about Sébastien Lecornu, who called on the French to choose their side between the law enforcement and the Republic. The report further indicated that the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, denied the figure of 30,000 looters, and that an AI-generated image, presented as showing an elderly couple being robbed in Paris, had garnered nearly six million views on X. Finally, it reported that Laurent Nuñez had submitted his resignation to Emmanuel Macron, who had refused it. #France #Mobilisation #Violences (translated)

Blue White Red! wrote that it received messages it deemed very alarming, indicating that rioters and looters were now targeting homes, particularly in the 10th arrondissement of Paris and in the Corniche neighborhood of Marseille. It called for caution and advised people to protect their property without taking undue risks, presenting the perpetrators of the acts as ready to go all the way. #Sécurité #Paris #Marseille (translated)

Sir 𝕏 wrote that looters are now entering homes in the 10th arrondissement of Paris. He warned that groups present in the center of the capital could also start to burglarize and called on residents to be cautious, deeming the situation extremely serious. https://t.co/Ns9YKMPa9e #Paris #Sécurité #Alerte (translated)

Jon De Lorraine wrote that the French were left to themselves in the face of pillagers who could enter their homes. He added that in Paris, a man had been attacked and had thrown boiling water on the pillagers. https://t.co/n17HDuCZeD #Sécurité #ViolenceUrbaines #Paris (translated)

Pierre Sautarel wrote that he could still understand the day before why the police were overwhelmed by the simultaneous management of the protests, black blocs, and bands of looters. He believed that, that evening, despite the absence of large demonstrations and processions to manage, the looting continued and the police still seemed overwhelmed. #France #Police #Sécurité (translated)

Florian Philippot wrote that, on LCI, the mayor of Marseille stated that the rioters had been allowed to act freely. He claimed that the mayor had videos showing municipal vandals free to leave and then degrade other places, and reported that he had warned that their release would pose a major problem. Philippot added that similar facts were being mentioned elsewhere than in Marseille and that the subject was gaining momentum. He described the situation as "state chaos." #Marseille #Émeutes #Chaos (translated)

Cerfia reported that François Hollande had called on the government to enter into serious negotiations with youth organizations and unions following the violence of October 17. The former president had condemned the very violent groups and looters, whom he blamed for the destruction of many public properties, and had lamented the image presented of the country. #Hollande #DialogueSocial #Violences (translated)

Jean-Philippe Tanguy wrote that he was going to a media outlet. He stated that Paris had been vandalized and looted, and that anarchist and LFI tags were visible everywhere, believing that those responsible were clearly identifiable. He praised the dedication of the police, then the deployment of cleaning agents, whom he described as modest individuals tasked with repairing the damage caused by the rioters and looters. #Paris #Anarchie #Sécurité (translated)