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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

#31
post #14

For people in and around Paris right now the #PorteOuverte hash tag is being used to help shelter those who cannot make it home safely.

Be careful with that. This wouldn't be too hard: 1. Enter house claiming to need to go somewhere. 2. Kill everybody. 3. Move to next willing house and repeat.

Or the reverse. Enter house expecting safety, get killed.

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

#32
post #7

Next thing you know, a new and even more totally total mass surveillance law is passed. (Obviously, attacks will continue to happen from time to time.)

How awesome, awesome comment. People are dying and the only thing you care about is "totally total mass surveillance law"....

Care for the living or cry for the dead. Making sure that the living don't sign off too much of their freedom while under shock, duress and scare is indeed a legitimate help. And taking care of them. I cannot resurrect people, I am also not trained commando in France's gendermerie, so preventing the abuse of that tragedy and stopping the surveillance state is the best I can do as an European at the moment.

It is our duty to keep our heads cool and minds clear. When the smoke has cleared - then we will grief.

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

#33
post #11
post #7

Next thing you know, a new and even more totally total mass surveillance law is passed. (Obviously, attacks will continue to happen from time to time.)

What this means is that France surveillance and intelligence already failed.

I agree but several attacks were foiled as well this year

Edit for source: http://www.dw.com/en/france-arrests-islamic-state-supporter-...

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

#35
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.

>They are hardly terrorist enemy number one.

We consistently rank with top-notch nations, thank you very much.

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

#40

With the amount of Syrian/Afghan refugees flooding into Europe right now and Europes involvement in those wars, I imagine this sort of thing is going to be on the rise.

The refugees are fleeing the same type of violence, you know.
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