Paris Burning

June 2008
Paris is a city divided. Tensions between police, immigrants and ethnic minorities in deprived ghettos have erupted in riots. David Brill investigates the social and racial fault lines of Paris.
The residents of Paris' outer-suburb ghettos feel angry and disillusioned by a seemingly indifferent government. With unemployment at 40% in these areas, resentment runs deep. Sarkozy, who dubbed these residents as "scum" in 2005, has become a hate figure. Suspicion of police is also rife, particularly after two boys died while running from police in the 2005 riots. Samir, a father of two, says; "at the smallest disturbance they send in 50 busloads of riot police, blockade the whole neighbourhood and harass everyone. I can't imagine my girls growing up here." Racism is another ongoing problem. One resident states; "I am French but look at my skin. It means I can never feel French."

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[getjiggy21]

@Aegaleus Europe is NOT anyones' land - Europe is an illegal federal state, set-up by deceit & promoted by corruption. All you racist commenters ought to be ashamed of yourself - but then, the New World Order wants you to be hostile towards africans as while we're fighting each other we're NOT fighting the 13 elite families in the world who RUN this world! Can't you guys see that?!!

[jtebaize]

and one for Breton, one for Auvergna, one for Alsacian, one for the North, one for Gascon, one for Savoyards, one for Corse

[jansoir1982]

@renvictoria4 Happens also in America, UK, etc. Dont make any illusions.

[renvictoria4]

wow never knew France was so racist

[live215]

Than to have the ignorance, of pig trying to swim

[live215]

@JulianGardna I will not answer you back because you are facist, and a racist, and cannot even be talked to with logic, we migrate to europe, because for one, if we didn't have puppet leaders in power in africa, that work for european interest we can live off our own natural resources, but the resources go towards to the leaders and the west, secondly you are a disgusting individual who I don't want to even speak to, and you know better me to have the intelligence of a chicken

[JulianGardna]

@live215 If you didn't have the intelligence of a chicken you wouldn't blame people alive today for things made by their countrymen generations ago and besides what I wrote is true: you migrate to Europe in massive numbers because your population is booming and is booming thanks to food and medicines given to you by good hearted westerners. Left on your own devices your population would quickly implode.

[rickloewisi]

Non Europeans that are in North America U tubemoister what do you mean exactly?The Europeans in north America should leave ?

[rickloewisi]

why dont you French people remove all colored people from Paris and give them a portion of your country to let them form their own country like with their own name and government , and compensate them for screwing up their life for the last 200 yrs like you French did to Mexico. Why r u complaining now !??? Who asked you to leave your country to colonise the world in the first place ? INHUMAN !

[laughingspeakers]

@tristanXIV Yes, thank you very much. ...such a simple fact most people either ignore or fail to understand.

[utubemoister]

@Aegaleus

I agree with you on preserving your own race if thats what you are talking about and personally I dont think multiculturalism can be deemed as beneficial to native people for various reasons and I do understand their concern however the immigrants cannot be blamed as they are running away for a better life themselves. The problem here is the government as it only cares for the 'state' and not the people. more people more pawns for the people above - get it?

[Aegaleus]

@utubemoister Just look (observe things) around you for starters. One can not exist without nation or people, humans are tribal since immemorial and to play gods and pretend that we are not does no one good.