Around 550,000 people took to the streets across France on October 17 over the rising cost of living and public school conditions, with demonstrations turning violent in several cities.
As unrest escalated, some people began looting shops and damaging property, but one man refused to let the chaos take over the business he was looking after.
Pierre, a manager at a video game store, was filmed standing his ground against the crowd to protect the shop, and the footage quickly caught the internet’s attention.
