France is using its broad suspension of civil liberties to detain environmental activists

Other public gatherings including soccer matches are set to go in Paris during the summit period.

Unless there were specific and credible threats directed to environmentalists, why would police in France stop public demonstrations with regards to green issues, but not soccer matches, trade fairs, and Christmas markets? The way the police has behaved in this instance and without any public disclosure of specific and credible threats as we saw with the Germany incident suggests otherwise.

And if it is unsafe for protesters to protest, why would it be safe to hold the summit in the first place?

As your director in France said:

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Euro...arrested-24-activists-ahead-of-climate-summit

Do you agree with him?

 

Wow, way to imply my position on something after flipping out about having their position implied.

You owe me an apology on this one ATW. You know how upset I was about Paris, you were there with me in that terrible thread. To even bring this up is super low and below-the-belt.

J'ai un sentiment de solidarité avec la France que vous ne comprendrez jamais. You will never understand what it feels like to see France attacked from Quebec.

Life goes on, and it must. There must be new topics debated, and a terrible crime doesn't warrant a violation of rights. Two wrongs never make a right.

But don't ever think that means I have forgotten.

 

What protestors, all public marches are banned, you realize that right? If the French police can arrest people for petitioning for a protest, nothing stops them from arresting anybody violating the "emergency law" besides media attention. There is absolutely no law that protects peaceful protesters from being arrested at any time.