comment: >
  
  It doesn’t. We don’t even know if any one actually waved a flag.
context: A gunman carried out the killings at a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby cafe on Friday in a busy part of Paris' 10th district, stunning a community preparing to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the unresolved murder of three activists
  Linked: Authorities said they had arrested a 69-year-old man, who Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said had recently been freed from detention while awaiting trial for a sabre attack on a migrant camp in Paris a year ago. He was convicted in June of committing violent acts with a weapon in 2016, and had lodged an appeal.
  Police arrested a 69-year-old man who the authorities said had recently been freed from detention while awaiting trial for a sabre attack on a migrant camp in Paris a year ago.
  Following questioning of the suspect, investigators had added a suspected racist motive to initial accusations of murder and violence with weapons, the prosecutor's office said on Saturday.
  
  Great work there, must have made inspector for that >
  
  So they just let the attempted murder suspect out and he immediately went onto finish the job and murder innocents... >
  
  They let the dude out because the government hadn't gotten around to giving him a trial, and there's a (very reasonable) limit on how long you can let someone sit in jail without doing that.
  This is actually a huge problem in many countries right now, people don't want to fund or staff a functional judiciary and the result is either stuff like this or innocent people being imprisoned for a decade. >
  
  
  sabre attack on a migrant camp
  
  What in the crusades hell is this shit >
  
  european shit
  edit: europeans mad asf
  edit2: soccer is the worst sport on the planet >
  
  Ten percent of British people still heat their homes with wood, French guys are out here with steel weapons, truly European culture is well preserved (derogatory) >
  
  just looked it up. 2.3% use just wood to heat their homes in the UK. but that includes northern Ireland at 18% >
  
  Not that wood heat is bad - isn't it better for the environment? >
  
  We have no burn days in California where you can’t use wood fireplaces since it pollutes the air too much. Since the geography has lots of valleys, no wind means all the toxic ash just sits in the air and eventually collects on everything >
  
  We do? >
  
  Yes. It happened last weekend and early this last week in LA. Happens in Sacramento as well. Keep in mind there’s 0 enforcement though, the FD usually only does something for outdoor fire pits if it’s too large or blowing embers. >
  
  It might depend on the county but if you live in a rural area with no gas hookups then I don’t think they can stop you from heating your home with wood. >
  
  That’s true, el dorado county for example only prohibits outdoor burning in pits on days with high winds or if it hasn’t rained for a while and things are really dry. I’ve never seen a ban on using wood fireplaces in that county though, but I’ll say that most houses in rural areas have a couple hundred gallon propane tank, meaning they likely can heat a house with a central system. >
  
  Wait the assailant was previously detained for a SABRE attack? Is that common (relatively speaking)? >
  
  While sabre attacks have become more common in France as of the last few years,  we can at least be thankful the rate of broadsword slayings are in decline. >
  
  Rapier attacks are sadly up as the fencers battle their long time rival the musketeers >
  
  I think everyone can agree that grenadiers are a problem, amirite? >
  
  The Mace Wielders Guild would agree. >
  
  Who says clerics can't riot with the best of 'em? >
  
  battle priest is an aesthetic that needs to come back >
  
  Weren’t some of the first grenades first made by a bunch of crazy monks? >
  
  Indeed, one of the earliest is “the Holy Hand Grenade”. It was sought after by Knights of the Round Table. >
  
  One…two…five! >
  
  Why would you free a man set for trial for killing people with a sword? >
  
  The French justice system is in shambles and there probably wasn't enough room in jail to keep him until his extremely delayed trial date. >
  
  
  there probably wasn't enough room in jail to keep him
  
  No, it's just that it is legally impossible to detain someone for more than one year without trial. The problem is that the justice is slow. >
  
  Do they not have enough lawyers and judges and courthouses? Why don't they get more? >
  
  Decades of under-investment & administrative burdens. >
  
  Intentional. They will then complain it's not working and they try to privatize it. >
  
  Hey, you've just described the NHS! >
  
  How terrible is insurance for business owners in Paris? >
  
  Not that terrible actually if you’re not angry to pay a lot for no actual insurance. >
  
  
  Cars were overturned, at least one vehicle was burned, shop windows were damaged and small fires set alight
  
  Nice to see, that they integrated into the french culture. They only need yellow vests now >
  
  Still a bit minor compared to the standard french protest, but they're getting there >
  
  To be fair, we did set the standard pretty high. >
  
  Y'all practice this every other week. Hard to beat those who put in the time and effort >
  
  I’m staying at the Crowne Plaza - Republique which my room overlooks the square where this all happened. It was pretty shocking but at the same time, the news articles are over blowing the coverage / severity of the events. >
  
  I lived in Paris for nearly 10 years and this is true for a lot of English news coverage about Paris. If I'd read articles on Reddit I'd have been convinced Paris was some sort of hellish warzone race war all the time, where the reality is it's just a normal large European city with millions of people going about their daily lives. Occasionally you have violent events like in any city with millions of people. It didn't feel worse than when I lived in London, or Sydney, or any other cities. >
  
  Portland, Oregon here. While things aren't perfect by a long shot, we experience a lot of the same hyperbolic reporting when it suits the political agenda of the reporting agency. >
  
  Lmao seriously. I got calls from my grandma  asking if I was okay since Antifa was burning down the city and I was looking out the window at a city in good shape like ".......huh? I haven't seen em."
  Facebook and blogs (aka opinion sources) for facts/news tends to make people pawns like that sadly. >
  
  In 2004, I told a bunch of clients in St. Louis that I was taking a vacation in the Dominican Republic.  They looked at each other, than at me.  "Well," the highest-ranking exec said, "just ... be careful.  Look out for Al Quaeda."  
  The Dominican Republic.  Yeah, I'll be careful in case Osama shows up. >
  
  Ahh man, post 9/11 America was the best for this sort of shit. We were told to go shopping so we "won't let the terrorists win", as if Osama was sending terrorists to a suburban mall. >
  
  Got hit by the pay wall. >
  
  Better than being hit with a sabre, I suppose. >
  
  I have a stupid question. What is a pro Turkish gesture? >
  
  
  bunch of people thinking that Kurds don't exist
  
  Wrong, maybe it would have been right if we were in 1950, but there is no such thing now, on the contrary, if you are going to be racist, you have to accept that something exists. >
  
  The same fire picture is being used on all outlets. I guess there just one fire in central Paris and it's now some massive uprising. Whatever >
  
  Did anyone read the actual article? The protesters were literally egg'd on by assholes who drove by and waved turkish flags at them. Literally 3 people were killed in a hate crime and then turks came by and kicked the community while they were down. Everytime kurds get fucked over, reddit starts arguing about PKK and forgets everything about Erdogan. Seems awfully convenient because in every other conversation about turkey reddit is against them, but when it comes to the literal group of people who fought against ISIS reddit has no problem associating all Kurds with the PKK. That's like saying ALL Americans are the Jan 6th protestors. If you're American you know this is clearly not true and anyone who thinks that is an idiot or misinformed.
  Kurds have been prosecuted in every country they exist in. They don't have a home nation and are the largest ethnic group without a country, but still side with Western forces every time extremists threaten the middle east. >
  
  Indiscriminately bombing civilians isn't exactly a good thing either. Reddit often gets weirdly doe-eyed about the IRA >
  
  And all of us who are old enough remember many Americans suddenly being anti-terrorist after 9/11 yet who'd turned a blind eye to fund raising in Boston etc for the IRA for decades. >
  
  That's because the Troubles simply haven't any relevance outside of the Irish diaspora in America so most Americans, including those of non-Irish descent, barely heard of the conflict. It's not that we turn a blind eye, it's just that conflicts that barely have any relevance to the average American or an impact on the world are going to be ignored entirely. >
  
  And that's a fair point. >
  
  Wow, civil discourse! Love to see it. >
  
  ​
  Kurds got killed by a racist french grandpa? It's the Turks' fault!
  Want to loot a few stores without being called an unintegrated prick? Just blame the Turks and get on with it.
  When in doubt, blame the Turks! Italians even have a word for that lol (Mamma, li turchi!) >
  
  Second day of what?!? This is my first time hearing about any of this. >
  
  Crazy guy killed some kids with a sword.   Government released him so he could kill more kids with a gun.  
  Parents are upset and burning shit down >
  
  Holy fucking shit what the hell is wrong with people? >
  
  People require death.    It’s programmed into them.      Some like a happy death of a good life;   some are pedo/vikings that require early deaths.     
  Study Mexico death.     And green chilis and mootz, wrapped in maiz, fried in oil.    Best supper. >
  
  What is going on? >
  
  Hate against Kurds and the slow French justice system >
  
  I don't think a racist French specifically hates Kurds
  If the people there were Turks or Arabs (which I doubt he would understand the difference), they would have been attacked. >
  
  Fair point >
  
  Still blaming turks for a 69 year old french mans actions. >
  
  Bro, we don’t use common sense here, it must be those facist Turks 😡
  /s >
  
  Fascist France is killing peaceful kurds! Thry deserve a country give them Marseille. >
  
  Dont worry guys they are just humanists😘😘 >
  
  Can someone explain how Turkish flags waved by non-police or representatives of the state warrants this kind of violence against Paris businesses and French police?