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The riverbank booksellers of Paris refuse to move for the 2024 Summer Olympics
(english.elpais.com)
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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If they really wanna do Paris a service they should start by dealing with all the pickpockets and bike thief first. My girlfriend has had 4 bikes stolen so far.
Souce: I live in Paris
I will never understand why it's so freaking hard to deal with bike thieves. Should be the easiest thing in the world to catch these people red-handed and make it so that stealing bikes was actually associated with risks. If law enforcement wanted to actually improve the quality of life in cities, it would be an obvious place to start.
Because sanctions are extremely light here in France. On the news recently a Doctor got beaten bloody, and the aggressor walked out free.
In France self defense is frowned upon by authorities sadly.
Unless it's a cop of course, then they can "defend" themselves all they want
I won’t argue about the police brutality because it exists, but the problem is deeper than that. When the law can’t stop you from stealing, nothing can!