singermelodie1 1,638 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Crowds angered by the alleged rape of a suspect by a Paris police officer set fire to vehicles and damaged businesses overnight after a peaceful demonstration turned violent. Authorities responded with tear gas after small groups threw projectiles amid unrest in Bobigny, a district in the northeastern suburbs of Paris that is home to a large immigrant community. "Several vehicles, including a media truck, were set on fire and police officers had to intervene to rescue a young child trapped in a burning vehicle," a statement from the Paris police prefecture said. Four cops are under investigation over the case of a 22-year-old man — identified only by his first name, Theo — who was arrested Feb. 2 in the neighboring district of Aulnay-Sous-Bois by officers checking ID documents. During his arrest, part of which was captured on video, the man alleged that one of the officers sodomized him with a police baton. In a Feb. 5 statement, the French Interior Ministry said one police officer has been placed under formal investigation for suspected rape and three others for unnecessary violence. Theo's case has prompted a week of demonstrations in the impoverished district. Cars and refuse bins were torched in a night of violence on Feb. 7 and disturbances resumed on Saturday, and again in the early hours of Sunday. In a bid to ease tensions, French President Francois Hollande visited Theo at his hospital bed on Thursday. Anger over the incident shows no sign of abating, after police investigating the incident reportedly announced Thursday that they believed the alleged rape was unintentional. Unverified video of the arrest was posted on social media, but it could not be verified by NBC News. A police source told news channel France 24 that it showed a policeman "applying a truncheon blow horizontally across the buttocks with a truncheon" and Theo's clothes "slipped down on their own." However, a Bobigny resident identified only as Kahina, told Reuters at the scene of the demonstration: "It's unacceptable that the police [inquiry] say it was an accident." She added: "It's just simply abnormal and so I think these clashes are nothing compared to what people should do." As well as damaging cars, protesters also destroyed store fronts and produce. This is my life here, everything is lost." said Mezine, the owner of a looted supermarket. "They broke everything, they all ran away. The shop is 200,000 euros, at least. Everything, my whole investment is gone." The area is one of the Paris districts that saw large-scale rioting erupt in 2005 when two local youths were electrocuted after they hid inside a power station while attempting to evade arrest. In addition to the recent unrest in Paris, four people were arrested in the Mediterranean port city of Marseilles on the sidelines of a march in support for Theo, a police source told Reuters. source: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/investigation-launched-theo-rape-case-paris-protests-turn-violent-n719901 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solfa 7,163 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 There is no way to unintentionally put a police baton up someone's ass, I stand by the victim. That said, I hope the innocent targets of looting get their lives back, their business back, their money back, while the looters are arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldCottonAccount 3,332 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 There is no way to unintentionally put a police baton up someone's ass, I stand by the victim. That said, I hope the innocent targets of looting get their lives back, their business back, their money back, while the looters are arrested. TO BE VERY FUCKING HONEST. That was so extreme like why would something like that even cross someones mind? I'm happy Paris seems to be taking it seriously, thought it would be swept under the rug because of his race tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefacts 338 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Is this going to be used to support the rapist and thug polices involved in this event? Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccolo's girlfriend 7,439 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 good. corrupt police will not listen to reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzy Quatro 1,441 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Oh my god, it's really and insult to come up with that 'explanation' and telling it's just an accident. No wonder why this people are angry and the police should just stayed silence rather than come up with a bs excuse. However even if this people is rightly angry they shouldn't be destroying the city... they're just sabotaging themselves and fellow citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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