Quote:PARIS – French authorities on Sunday defended aggressive police actions to contain violence at yellow vest protests after a policeman was seen briefly brandishing a gun at a surging crowd in Paris.

French President Emmanuel Macron called for "the most severe" legal repercussions against violent protesters. After a sixth straight weekend of demonstrations by the grassroots movement demanding more help for French workers, Macron called for "order, calm and unity" while on a visit to Chad this weekend.

The numbers of protesters were sharply down Saturday from previous weekends, and most of their actions were peaceful. But violence again erupted in Paris, with protesters throwing projectiles and chasing police, who were firing tear gas and water cannon.

A video of the gun-wielding policeman surrounded by protesters near the posh Champs-Elysees Avenue in Paris circulated widely online. He briefly pulled out the weapon after being pushed off his motorcycle and did not fire, but the threat of lethal action shocked many in France. He and other police then fled the scene.

Many protesters have denounced what they describe as disproportionate actions by police against the protesters, including multiple beatings also captured on video. Hundreds of people have been injured in the clashes, mainly protesters but also police officers and journalists.

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Justified, they attacked the police. Those are rioters trashing property and attacking the police.

(12-23-2018 08:31 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Justified, they attacked the police. Those are rioters trashing property and attacking the police.

This is what happen's when a government fail its citizens.

(12-23-2018 08:35 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:  

(12-23-2018 08:31 PM)SuperFlyBCat Wrote:  Justified, they attacked the police. Those are rioters trashing property and attacking the police.

This is what happen's when a government fail its citizens.

These European countries are a pending disaster relative to globalism policies.

So in France, a policeman that is attacked is not allowed to fight back?

These protests are so quintessentially French in every possible way.

They've lasted forever, achieved little, been hilarious at times and breathtakingly disastrous in others. You have to love it.

(12-24-2018 08:12 AM)GrayBeard Wrote:  So in France, a policeman that is attacked is not allowed to fight back?

Natives say government is to blame for importing immigrants by the boat load. Government says people are to blame for not making enough babies to support their economies and their welfare state benefits. Tangled webs anyone?

Socialism works until you run out of other people's money.