Saturday November 12, 2005

"About normal"

• Posted by Rob (#1) on November 12, 2005 21:54 CET

National Police Chief Michel Gaudin in The Guardian on the current state of affairs in France:

The number of vehicles burned overnight across the country climbed slightly to 502 from 463 the previous night, police said Saturday. The recent figures are down sharply from the peak of the violence.

"We returned to an almost normal situation in Ile de France," said Gaudin, referring to the Paris region. He said that 86 vehicles were burned, which he said was about normal.

Depends on what you want to call normal. Seriously. Normal?! Are the French completely out of their mind? (Don't answer that.)

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