President Macron has blamed social media among other things for stoking the violence that has spread across France for four days following the shooting death of a teenager.
Secretary-General of Unite SGP Police FO union Grégory Joron claimed that the police"haven’t seen such urban violence in 18 years in so many cities around France."
Nahel drove a yellow Mercedes. Had two passengers in the car and no license on him at the time. He reportedly had been placed in detention for refusing to comply with a previous traffic stop and was scheduled to appear in juvenile court in September. Macron argued that social media platforms, including TikTok, Snapchat and others, helped fuel the riots, especially after the personal information of the officer who shot Nahel ended up circulating on the platforms. He said his government would work with social media sites to take down"the most sensitive content" and identify users who"call for disorder or exacerbate the violence.
Cars burn after a march for Nahel, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Nanterre, outside Paris. The killing of 17-year-old Nahel during a traffic check Tuesday, captured on video, shocked the country and stirred up long-simmering tensions between young people and police in housing projects and other disadvantaged neighborhoods around France.and led to the first protests. Protesters claim the death is a symptom of the underlying racism in France’s law enforcement agencies, The New York Times reported.
The first protests occurred in Nanterre, but by the third day they had spread to other towns and cities, including Paris proper, Marseille, Lyon, Toulouse, Strasbourg and Lille. Rioters in Marseille robbed a gun store, taking hunting rifles but not taking any ammunition.
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