Today is the 10th anniversary of the mostly peaceful protest by “French- and Belgian-born citizens of Moroccan and Algerian backgrounds” (Wikipedia) in which 90 people died at the Bataclan theater and 137 total people were killed, including 7 of the peaceful protesters.
This reminds me to check in and see how things are going. Here’s a CNBC photo from last weekend, captioned “largely peaceful”.
I’m still confused as to what the disgruntled Europeans want, other than to be as rich as people in suburban Mississippi, which is apparently never going to happen. Even if France euthanized all of its Boomers wouldn’t the country still be poorer than the U.S.?
Separately, let’s ask ChatGPT what happened to the November 13, 2015 protesters. It turned out to be against French law to protest Christianity and, thus, some of them were finally convicted of various crimes in 2022. Since what they did wasn’t nearly as bad as the genocide perpetrated by Russell Brand, many of them received shorter prison sentences than Brand’s 10.5 years and are already back on the streets as cultural enrichers of France and Belgium. A sampling:
- Ali El Haddad Asufi received 10 years for “Participating in a terrorist criminal conspiracy. Helped with logistical preparations, including efforts to obtain weapons and locate safe houses, and assisted Ibrahim El Bakraoui with attempted travel to Syria.” (ChatGPT summary)
- Mohammed Amri received 8 years for “Participating in a terrorist criminal conspiracy and harboring a terrorist. Helped arrange vehicles and drove Salah Abdeslam from Paris back to Belgium immediately after the attacks.”
- Frenchman Ali Oulkadi received 5 years, 3 of which were suspended, for “Terrorist conspiracy and harboring a terrorist. Transported Salah Abdeslam within Brussels after the attacks and helped him reach a hiding place.”
- Abdellah Chouaa received 4 years, 3 of which were suspended, for “Participating in a terrorist criminal conspiracy. Transported Mohamed Abrini to and from airports for trips abroad and provided financial assistance.”