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State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

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post #34

What can we in tech do to help with this kind of situation?

The tech useful for preventing these situations is exactly the kind that's frowned upon in civil liberties circles.

There's also a comparatively low-tech piece of engineering we law abiding Europeans don't have access to that may help individual citizens in cases like these.

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

#123
French and living in Paris here. I'm at home fortunately but I live nearby the places in the eastern side of Paris that were attacked.

Don't know what to say , just that I hope everybody and their families are safe.

This is hard, a very hard hit on my country. Vive la France.

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

#125
Disappointed to see the comments downplaying the situation because as many people get killed in car accidents every week or whatever. Terrorist acts damage the social fabric far beyond the death toll. That's the whole point of terrorism.

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

#127
post #98

I bet attacks like these will increase in the years ahead, since France will become 10.9% Muslim by 2050. ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/11518702/Mapped-Wh... )

Please, wars of religions are from the 16th century [1]. In 2015, it's probably more linked with the foreign affairs and military operations. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Wars_of_Religion

Many of the cultures inundating Europe now are from the 16th century and earlier.

Maybe if you stumble onto some of these terrorists in Paris now, you can inform them that their cause is just oh-so démodé? You can let us know how that works out.

Re: State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions

#129
post #9

A disaster. Obviously don't know yet who is responsible, but I don't understand why France is being targeted in this way. They are hardly terrorist enemy number one.

Here are some perspectives: https://zcomm.org/znetarticle/reflections-on-the-recent-pari...
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