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Showing Original Post only (View all)Attack over women’s ‘shorts’ in southern France [View all]
Religion vs women's rights. Again.
Young Muslim men beat up the husbands and boyfriends of women deemed too scantily clothed on the beach (in shorts). Why do I read many more comments in defense of the burkini (the recently invented 'islamic' swimwear), but precious little about the attempts at religion to encroach on the beach?
I love the PC denial of the article "There is no information on the alleged perpetrators .. religion." Who calls girls "whores" for wearing shorts? French Buddhists?
Attack over womens shorts in southern France inflames social media
Controversy around female clothing in France gained further momentum after a dozen young men assaulted a family in the countrys south. Males suffered a severe beating after attackers deemed the womens clothes excessively revealing.
The incident occurred last Sunday in the city of Toulon, southern France. According to local prosecutor Bernard Marchal, the family of two sisters, their husbands, their brother and three children aged between 10 and 14 had been riding bikes and rollerblading through an eastern neighborhood of the city. They were approached by a group of about 10 young men, who insulted the women for wearing inappropriate clothing. The husbands and brother intervened and were severely beaten. One of them suffered multiple facial fractures, and another got his nose broken.
They [the attackers] shouted to them [the women] 'whores' and 'go on, get naked, the Valeurs Acuelles magazine quoted Marchal as saying.
Two suspects, reportedly one 17-year-old and one 19-year-old, were apprehended on Tuesday. It is thought they have a preexisting criminal record. The identity of the alleged perpetrators remains undisclosed. An investigation is underway to track down the others.
Mayor of Toulon Hubert Falco said that attacking my fellow citizens in shorts is abnormal and pitiable.
I am happy that thanks to the efficiency of the national police and CCTV cameras of the city, we could apprehend the perpetrators. One does not attack a woman because she is wearing shorts. This heinous act must be punished harshly, France Bleu quoted the Mayor as saying.
One of the victims, named only as Marie, commented on the incident to the Nice Matin newspaper on Friday.
We were not wearing shorts. We were in sportswear. One youngster badmouthed us and then things quickly escalated, newspaper quotes the victim.
There is no information on the alleged perpetrators identities, nationalities, citizenship or religion. However, some in France linked the attacks on short-wearers to the burkini controversy and Islam in general. Julien Leonardelli, the department secretary for the far-right National Front in Haute-Garonne, claimed on Twitter, that "Sharia is already installed in Toulon."
https://www.rt.com/news/358949-france-toulon-attack-shorts/
Controversy around female clothing in France gained further momentum after a dozen young men assaulted a family in the countrys south. Males suffered a severe beating after attackers deemed the womens clothes excessively revealing.
The incident occurred last Sunday in the city of Toulon, southern France. According to local prosecutor Bernard Marchal, the family of two sisters, their husbands, their brother and three children aged between 10 and 14 had been riding bikes and rollerblading through an eastern neighborhood of the city. They were approached by a group of about 10 young men, who insulted the women for wearing inappropriate clothing. The husbands and brother intervened and were severely beaten. One of them suffered multiple facial fractures, and another got his nose broken.
They [the attackers] shouted to them [the women] 'whores' and 'go on, get naked, the Valeurs Acuelles magazine quoted Marchal as saying.
Two suspects, reportedly one 17-year-old and one 19-year-old, were apprehended on Tuesday. It is thought they have a preexisting criminal record. The identity of the alleged perpetrators remains undisclosed. An investigation is underway to track down the others.
Mayor of Toulon Hubert Falco said that attacking my fellow citizens in shorts is abnormal and pitiable.
I am happy that thanks to the efficiency of the national police and CCTV cameras of the city, we could apprehend the perpetrators. One does not attack a woman because she is wearing shorts. This heinous act must be punished harshly, France Bleu quoted the Mayor as saying.
One of the victims, named only as Marie, commented on the incident to the Nice Matin newspaper on Friday.
We were not wearing shorts. We were in sportswear. One youngster badmouthed us and then things quickly escalated, newspaper quotes the victim.
There is no information on the alleged perpetrators identities, nationalities, citizenship or religion. However, some in France linked the attacks on short-wearers to the burkini controversy and Islam in general. Julien Leonardelli, the department secretary for the far-right National Front in Haute-Garonne, claimed on Twitter, that "Sharia is already installed in Toulon."
https://www.rt.com/news/358949-france-toulon-attack-shorts/
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People should have no say in what others wear, and if they are titillated, then it's their own damn
uppityperson
Sep 2016
#1
because some people lose their shit over skin, nude bodies, or bathing suits?
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2016
#7
Exactly..If you have serious differences with a country's laws & culture, don't go there.
whathehell
Sep 2016
#80
I hope all the people outraged over the burkini ban will similarly stand up
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2016
#6
I think if people want to immigrate into a pluralistic, secular society
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2016
#34
Like I said, I condemn both. But... I'm consistently pro-personal freedom.
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2016
#88
i do think there is a problem with islamic fundies but do you have another source besides RT for
JI7
Sep 2016
#8
right on, Warren! They're a bunch of Fred Flinstones. So archaic in their judgments.
Divine Discontent
Sep 2016
#13
I'm sure you condemn these Muslim attackers now you have been given other sources
Albertoo
Sep 2016
#14
K&R "WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE! YOU HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT YOUR Xis & Cheneys
Jeffersons Ghost
Sep 2016
#29
So your 'solution' is to insist that everyone behave nicely. Sorry, that's not going to happen.
randome
Sep 2016
#43
If you would have read through the thread, you would have seen links from other sources.
Ace Rothstein
Sep 2016
#45
No, I have the sense to verify the non-bullshit story with other sources.
Ace Rothstein
Sep 2016
#51
Eh, just because I might not like a source doesn't fully discredit a story.
Ace Rothstein
Sep 2016
#57
I had a bad experience clicking a link in a comment a few years back and have never done so since.
MohRokTah
Sep 2016
#66
So if a RW media posts an accurate fact, you reject the authenticity of the fact?
Albertoo
Sep 2016
#87
But not that many to their faces. Your point is taken but there is a difference.
randome
Sep 2016
#72