How can France pick up the pieces? From the anger over a police shooting and its attempted cover-up, to the riots and destruction that have left a local mayor's wife in hospital, has the violence now drowned out the legitimate outrage over what sparked it? There is no justification for looting and destruction, nor for the targeting of law enforcement with firecrackers. Why are so many of those in the street so young? Was the escalation avoidable? We ask about the state's response.
In previous crises, the French state was accused of purposely using a heavy hand. After all, the endless loop of fiery images on TV news served the Macron government in turning public opinion against the Yellow Vest protesters, but is this time different?
How did we get from the death of 17-year-old Nahel to this point? And was it avoidable?
Produced by Juliette Laurain, Rebecca Gnignati and Léopoldine Iribarren.
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