This is popular front a podcast focused on the niche details of modern warfare and

underreported conflict with me Jake Hanrahan. Today we're speaking again to

Anthropologist and sociologist Louis Stavanhagen. He's going to be talking to

us about the riots that are going on in France right now.

These are different riots.

These are not the same as the politically organized riots that were about various issues with the government at the start of the year.

These are essentially revenge riots after a 17 year old was shot dead at a traffic stop by police.

Rioters burnt down buildings, looted police stations, and we've seen several firearms in the hands

of rioters out on the streets. Support us at Patreon.

dot com slash Popular Front. Last time we had you on the podcast wasn't that long ago talking about the

clashes the protests and the lower scale rioting across France which was ostensibly to do with the pension reforms

but as we spoke about then to do with actually a lot more now we're talking

about riots again but a lot a lot more heavy.

There have been half a dozen guns seen in the hands of the rioters.

There's been assault rifles fired in the air.

And this has all happened because the police shot a 17 year old unarmed young man at a traffic stop.

I believe there were 13 killings by police at traffic stops in France the year before which is just mental.

Yeah I guess let's start at the beginning.

What happened?

How did this madness spark off?

Talk to us about the killing of Nell.

Nail was was shot in his car and was killed in his car by police on the 27th of June at 8.15 in the morning after going for a ride with his mate.

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