French Riots

11 days of riots by Moslems in France and Officials are talking about getting serious about doing something:

Despite the tough talk from government and community leaders, there has been no mention yet of whether the army would be called in, or whether a curfew would be imposed to suppress the rioting, the worst in France since the 1968 student riots. Overtaxed police officers, however, are hoping to see such reinforcements. By Jennifer Joan Lee THE WASHINGTON TIMES November 7, 2005

The fear is that rioting will spread if the government responds too aggressively. What? Not being aggressive seems to be helping spread the violence just fine. Perhaps the confusion lies with the fact that there is no clear group to surrender to.

Or they may be waiting for the U.S. to come pull their quiche from the fire.

The way I see it, if someone is ready to throw a Molotov cocktail that would constitute assault with a dearly weapon. Why don't the police shoot one or two of them? The Moslems are already burning the place down. Rudeness will get the French just so far.