The Paris Rioting
Well, Sarkozy's in charge. Now is the time for him to actually do something about this riot.
Arrest people, or learn their identities and arrest them later. Then prosecute them ... pile on every felony he can find for them, rush their trials through, and toss them in prison for years for their participation. Build prison camps if necessary to house them. Deport everyone whose citizenship is dubious. Investigate families. Make sure that the next time the "youths" think of rioting, they go "nah, I'd rather keep living a free man in France than ruin my future."
And hunt down ringleaders. Drag off some "religious leaders," in handcuffs, on camera and with a deliberate display of disrespect to them. Imprison or deport them too. Heck, fine their organizations to pay for the damage.
Or, alternately, he can suck up to the terrorists, try to negotiate, look into "root causes" -- and both lose his mandate and open the door to the rise of fascism, and I mean on both sides.
Civilization or barbarism.
It's his call, now.
Arrest people, or learn their identities and arrest them later. Then prosecute them ... pile on every felony he can find for them, rush their trials through, and toss them in prison for years for their participation. Build prison camps if necessary to house them. Deport everyone whose citizenship is dubious. Investigate families. Make sure that the next time the "youths" think of rioting, they go "nah, I'd rather keep living a free man in France than ruin my future."
And hunt down ringleaders. Drag off some "religious leaders," in handcuffs, on camera and with a deliberate display of disrespect to them. Imprison or deport them too. Heck, fine their organizations to pay for the damage.
Or, alternately, he can suck up to the terrorists, try to negotiate, look into "root causes" -- and both lose his mandate and open the door to the rise of fascism, and I mean on both sides.
Civilization or barbarism.
It's his call, now.