French police show up in force in Paris

 

⚡️Lots of police in Paris tonight pic.twitter.com/BhNe9fKJm8

— War Monitor (@WarMonitors) July 1, 2023

Yeah. This was a failure of national leadership. These youngster run amok was only because the authorities failed to enforce the rule of law (we've seen it plenty in the US...some cities continue to see this). Uncontained liberalism, ie...anything goes, only leads to a chaotic society. While some may view it as being open, open minded or even define it as being equitable, there is no equity in uncivil behavior.

The French leadership seem to have regained their footing.

I am waiting to see what actions are taken after calm is restored. Will they hunt down those that participated in the mayhem?  Will they deport non-citizens that participated in violence?  Will French citizens that partook in the violence be tried, convicted and sentenced to jail or will their courts and society simply revel in the peace and move on.

My bet is that they simply get back to their lives.  The outrage will be short lived and they act like nothing happened.  

We will see.