Listen 4 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article SharePARIS — In the sprawling housing projects that ring many French cities, heavily populated by working-class minorities, the rage is rarely far from the surface. French police discharge their weapons and kill civilians at a fraction of the rate their U.S. counterparts do, and many people in France tend to regard violence and racism by law enforcement as mainly American problems. France has been set ablaze — cars incinerated, buildings torched, incendiary devices hurled at police in riot gear. In the first three days of violence, nearly 1,000 people were arrested and at least 200 police officers injured. AdvertisementFor minority residents of France, however, the absence of data is irrelevant.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 01, 2023 17:03 UTC