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Ravers Riot In France
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Trey replied on Sun Dec 11, 2005 @ 11:38pm |
 Coolness: 103440 | Why don't we riot here?
[ news.independent.co.uk ] Ravers clash with French police after party ban By John Lichfield in Paris Published: 12 December 2005 More than 500 people rioted for 12 hours in the centre of Rennes, the capital of Brittany, to protest at the banning of a rave party. They smashed shop windows, burned dustbins and showered police with paving stones and bottles. Two policemen were hurt and 30 people arrested. Tear gas and water cannon were used to sweep the last of the rioters off the streets just before dawn yesterday. The party, on the fringe of the Transmusicales rock festival, had been authorised by the mayor of Rennes, who provided a field on the edge of the city. The all-night, open-air dance and music event had been banned on Tuesday by Bernadette Malgorn, the prefect - or senior national government administrator - for Brittany. She complained the likely number of teufeurs, or ravers, was a threat to public safety. The violence began on Saturday afternoon when youths marched through Rennes chanting "freedom" and "we want a field". Confrontations with riot police turned into running battles. The violence came a month after riots by young people in poor suburbs of French cities. On this occasion, the rioters were mostly middle-class and from universities in Rennes and other parts of France. The socialist mayor of Rennes, Edmond Hervé, accused the prefect of provoking the violence. "The ban was a mistake and we've suffered the consequences," he said. The field was safe and hosted a rave three years ago, he said. Mme Malgorn said there was "enormous uncertainty" about the possible numbers of ravers. The organisers had promised 10,000 but the authorities calculated 30,000 might turn up. More than 500 people rioted for 12 hours in the centre of Rennes, the capital of Brittany, to protest at the banning of a rave party. They smashed shop windows, burned dustbins and showered police with paving stones and bottles. Two policemen were hurt and 30 people arrested. Tear gas and water cannon were used to sweep the last of the rioters off the streets just before dawn yesterday. The party, on the fringe of the Transmusicales rock festival, had been authorised by the mayor of Rennes, who provided a field on the edge of the city. The all-night, open-air dance and music event had been banned on Tuesday by Bernadette Malgorn, the prefect - or senior national government administrator - for Brittany. She complained the likely number of teufeurs, or ravers, was a threat to public safety. The violence began on Saturday afternoon when youths marched through Rennes chanting "freedom" and "we want a field". Confrontations with riot police turned into running battles. The violence came a month after riots by young people in poor suburbs of French cities. On this occasion, the rioters were mostly middle-class and from universities in Rennes and other parts of France. The socialist mayor of Rennes, Edmond Hervé, accused the prefect of provoking the violence. "The ban was a mistake and we've suffered the consequences," he said. The field was safe and hosted a rave three years ago, he said. Mme Malgorn said there was "enormous uncertainty" about the possible numbers of ravers. The organisers had promised 10,000 but the authorities calculated 30,000 might turn up. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Nuclear replied on Mon Dec 12, 2005 @ 1:00am |
 Coolness: 2749315 | this is one of the reasons they don't stop raves as often as they could since the people have nowhere to go after and might cause city damage. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» neoform replied on Mon Dec 12, 2005 @ 1:33am |
 Coolness: 340340 | smashing things in protest is retarded. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lone_Star replied on Mon Dec 12, 2005 @ 4:25am |
 Coolness: 153730 | 30,000 might turn up so... only 500 people rioted?
That's right folks... 25,500 other people decided to do the right thing and that's to sit in at home, watch tv and drink a nice cold beer. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» flo replied on Mon Dec 12, 2005 @ 8:39am |
 Coolness: 147000 | don't be so naive...
there's no riots here because rioting is part of the french way of life, and mainly because raves have nothing to do here and in france... different spirits, different music, different atmospheres, different uses, etc... and never believe the estimations made by french authorities ! moreover, never believe media reports about anything about ravers in france... i've never seen one which was accurate. the main problem about raves in france is that authorities are always freaking out, because they don't understand anything to raves in france... so because of their unjustified fear, they try to use force, and we just don't let that happen anytime. but then, so many french ravers are immature and irresponsible, that it turns out for the media to be a violently destroying and dangerous riot :S |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» cvxn replied on Mon Dec 12, 2005 @ 10:05am |
 Coolness: 179320 | yah, where's the PLUR ;) |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» Lone_Star replied on Mon Dec 12, 2005 @ 1:57pm |
| Coolness: 153730 | I know 30,000 was bogus... Especially since it was practically the single only reason why it was shut down. |
| Good [+1]Toggle ReplyLink» BA_Baracus replied on Wed Dec 14, 2005 @ 3:31pm |
 Coolness: 121710 | neurophonke! |
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