After PSG's victory: why the violence?
Scenes of violence have overshadowed Paris Saint-Germain's (PSG) victory over Arsenal in the Champions League final on Saturday: clashes broke out between masked individuals and the police in 15 French cities, mostly in the Paris region. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said 416 people were arrested across the country.
When celebrating means destruction
L'Opinion warns against becoming desensitised:
“The riots were tragically predictable. Just like a year ago, and just as it is now whenever Parisian fans have had something to celebrate. ... But by constantly adapting, we run the risk of getting used to it. ... To solve a problem one must first acknowledge that there is one - namely that so many young people have broken so completely with social norms that they can no longer imagine 'celebrating' as anything other than destruction, looting and arson. That is why the top priority is to continue treating such events as unacceptable. The silence of many presidential candidates, from the centre-right to the left, is shocking.”
They reject the rules of this society
Causeur sees immigration as the sole cause of the riots:
“Such scenes are repeated after football matches, on national holidays, on New Year's Eve, or on any occasion, however minor, that brings large crowds together. They've become a social phenomenon in their own right. ... Mass immigration has encouraged the emergence of areas where different norms prevail. ... The night following PSG's victory was therefore not merely a night of rioting, but also a demonstration - of the fact that no society can survive for long if those who reject the common rules are more determined than those responsible for upholding them.”