{"id":1965270,"date":"2023-07-06T03:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T07:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-frances-summer-of-love-riots\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T04:02:10","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T08:02:10","slug":"heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-frances-summer-of-love-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-frances-summer-of-love-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"France&#8217;s &#8216;Summer of Love&#8217; riots: Key information you should know."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheres-what-you-need-to-know-about-frances-summer-of-love-riots%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1965270&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"article-content\">\n<p><strong>French Riots: Over 1,100 Buildings Burned or Looted in Violent Response to Police Shooting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>French authorities have estimated that rioters have burned or looted more than 1,100 public and private buildings over the past week in their violent response to a police shooting involving a 17-year-old French citizen of Algerian descent. <\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, a French news outlet reported that, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/france\/20230705-france-counts-the-cost-of-a-week-of-riots-and-looting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according<\/a> to the country\u2019s Ministry of the Interior, roughly 1,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-frances-summer-of-love-riots\/\" title=\"France's 'Summer of Love' riots: Key information you should know.\">105 buildings including police stations<\/a>, town halls, and schools have been assaulted since riots began on June 27. French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire told a CNN affiliate that more than 1,000 businesses have been \u201cvandalised, attacked or set on fire.\u201d The damages are <a href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2023\/07\/04\/french-riots-business-cost-travel-holiday-cancelations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimated<\/a> to cost over $1 billion.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1838597624\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-faeb26ca324d6ea1af0ae686680929ae fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-faeb26ca324d6ea1af0ae686680929ae\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The Incident and its Aftermath<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The impetus for the nationwide violence occurred on June 27, when a French police officer shot and killed 17-year-old \u201cNahel M.\u201d during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-motorcycle-deputy-killed-in-collision\/\" title=\"Los Angeles motorcycle deputy killed in collision\">traffic stop<\/a>. While exact details of the situation remain unclear, early reports indicate the situation unfolded after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jailed-alberta-pastor-alleges-abuse-in-prison-but-remains-hopeful-lawyer-condemns-bizarre-detention\/\" title=\"Jailed Alberta Pastor Alleges Abuse In Prison But Remains Hopeful; Lawyer Condemns \u2018Bizarre\u2019 Detention\">police pulled<\/a> the young man over in a Paris suburb for allegedly breaking traffic rules. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/french-riots-what-know-hundreds-police-injured-thousands-arrested-following-deadly-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, police have reportedly claimed Nahel \u201cdrove his car at one of the officers, while the video [of the incident] shows one of the officers pointing a weapon at him and saying, \u2018You are going to get a bullet in the head.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe officer then appears to shoot Nahel as the car suddenly pulls away, traveling only a short distance before crashing, with Nahel dying at the scene. Police took the offending officer into custody and opened an investigation into charges of voluntary manslaughter, with charges brought against him on Friday,\u201d the Fox report reads. The officer\u2019s lawyers have since claimed their client meant to shoot Nahel in the leg but was bumped into when the car took off and did not intend to kill him.<\/p>\n<p>While Nahel was known to authorities before the incident, he allegedly did not have a criminal record, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-66052104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consequences and Reactions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfi.fr\/en\/france\/20230705-france-counts-the-cost-of-a-week-of-riots-and-looting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Figures<\/a> from France\u2019s Ministry of Justice indicate that \u201c3,915 people have been arrested nationwide since Friday \u2014 374 have appeared in court and 120 handed prison sentences,\u201d and the average age of those arrested is 17. Roughly 700 security officials have been injured since the violence began, although \u201cno serious injuries have been reported.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a51f7dca69536c116dbec1f551e423e2 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a51f7dca69536c116dbec1f551e423e2\"><\/div>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron \u2014 who was <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/07\/01\/french-president-emmanuel-macron-seen-dancing-at-elton-john-concert-as-riots-looting-rock-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spotted<\/a> dancing at an Elton John concert while riots engulfed his country \u2014 has offered a seemingly mixed response to the riots. While the French president called the shooting of Nahel \u201cinexplicable\u201d and \u201cunforgivable,\u201d he has stopped short of furthering leftist claims there is \u201csystemic racism\u201d within French law enforcement. <\/p>\n<p>Macron also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/french-riots-what-know-hundreds-police-injured-thousands-arrested-following-deadly-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed<\/a> that Big Tech companies such as TikTok and Snapchat have helped fuel the riots. He said his administration will work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-bans-gop-account-allows-inflammatory-dnc-ads\/\" title=\"Facebook bans GOP account, allows inflammatory DNC ads\">social media giants<\/a> to remove \u201cthe most sensitive content\u201d and identify users who \u201ccall for disorder or exacerbate the violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, two unions representing a large swath of French police officers issued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/enough-french-police-unions-condemn-savage-hordes-forcing-macron-action\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">statement<\/a> condemning Macron for his seemingly lackadaisical response to the riots. The unions additionally called on the president to back French police in their attempts to quell the violence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the face of these savage hordes, calling for calm is not enough, we need to impose it, to re-establish order in the republic and put those arrested beyond where they can act up,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-faces-backlash-after-posting-twerk-video-celebrating-mlk\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Faces Backlash After Posting Twerk Video Celebrating MLK\">statement reads<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5e93c93623a1eed82acc8efe0afa2c8a fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5e93c93623a1eed82acc8efe0afa2c8a\"><\/div>\n<p>Marine Le Pen \u2014 who ran against Macron in the 2017 and 2022 French presidential elections \u2014 also appeared to criticize the president for his handling of the crisis, saying in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLP_officiel\/status\/1674312156685148162?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">June 29 tweet thread<\/a> that France \u201cis getting worse and worse and the French are paying the terrible price for this cowardice.\u201d The government has since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/french-riots-what-know-hundreds-police-injured-thousands-arrested-following-deadly-shooting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">deployed<\/a> 45,000 officers to handle the riots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Similarities to Previous Unrest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ongoing situation in France bears a striking resemblance to the violence from the Black Lives Matter and Antifa \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/townhall.com\/columnists\/jerrynewcombe\/2020\/09\/02\/good-riddance-to-the-summer-of-love-n2575546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">summer of love<\/a>\u201d that engulfed American cities following the May 2020 death of George Floyd. Much like the French incident, leftist anarchists in America used Floyd\u2019s death as a pretext to riot, loot, and burn major cities across the country. And much like the French government\u2019s response to the crisis, many U.S. officials waited until after the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/09\/16\/riots-following-george-floyds-death-could-cost-up-to-2b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">damage<\/a> had been done and <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/david-dorn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lives were lost<\/a> to deploy effective countermeasures to quell the violence.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d98f94c446ccf7758968dbe7f7beeab8 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-d98f94c446ccf7758968dbe7f7beeab8\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>buildings have been burned or looted by rioters in the past week. The violence erupted after a 17-year-old French citizen of Algerian descent was shot by the police. The French authorities are grappling with the aftermath of the widespread destruction caused by the protests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":539,"featured_media":1965271,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1965270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/539"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1965270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1965270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1965271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1965270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1965270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1965270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}