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It’s about to get ugly(er) in France

Yellow Vest Leader Calls for ‘Uprising’ After Key Activist Shot by Police.

Breitbart: A leader of the Gilets Jaunes (Yellow Vest) movement has called for an “uprising” at next Saturday’s protest, following the severe injury of one of its major figures over the weekend.

The protest last weekend, dubbed “Act XI,” saw 69,000 participants across France, with 4,000 in the capital of Paris. One of the major incidents involved prominent figure Jerome Rodrigues who was shot at by riot police with “flashball” rounds which resulted in the activist being seriously injured, facing the prospect of losing one of his eyes, Le Figaro reports.

Mr Rodrigues is a close associate of one of the leaders of the Yellow Vest movement Éric Drouet with the latter calling on members of the movement to harden their pressure on the government of French President Emmanuel Macron.

In a statement, Drouet made clear reference to the French national anthem writing, “Citoyens, formez vos bataillons!” or, “citizens form your battalions!” — a far more overtly militant stance than the movement has previously made.

“Thus, we declare the state of emergency of the people,” he said and added, “We call for an unprecedented uprising by all the means useful and necessary so that no one is a victim of these wounds of war.”  more here

11 Comments on It’s about to get ugly(er) in France

  1. Every time I read about that I remember these:

    —“I had some friends that went to Paris over the holiday… and they said they were just viscerally embarrassed to be American.” Mika Brzezinski (January 2018)

    —“She [Melania Trump] can’t even open a window at the White House,…She can’t go outside. She’s much more constrained than I am. I go out every day in Paris.” Brigitte Macron (April 2018)

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  2. Be careful giving undying loyalty to the police.

    They are the bodyguards to the people’s oppressors and should be directly targeted. I don’t feel sorry for them, they have the option to stand down and let the politicians fight their own battles but they will stand there and happily beat down the public.

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  3. Those “flash-ball” guns are essentially double barreled 44mm grenade launchers that shoot a rubber ball packing as much power as a .38 handgun.

    They’re intended to be aimed at waist level or lower to avoid serious injury and death. The French police have had them for 15 or so years and are well trained in their correct use.

    I’ve seen a video of the incident and it was done at very close range and shows every indication of being a deliberate head shot at the victim, it wasn’t a random shot at a crowd at a range long enough to be accidental in nature.

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