Roma Teen Left for Dead in French Vigilante Attack

[mylye2222]

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/roma-teen-france-left-dead-beating-24169247

A vigilante attack against a Roma teenager raised pressure on the French government Tuesday for its policies toward the ethnic minority even as the president condemned the "unspeakable and unjustifiable" violence that left the boy bleeding and unconscious in a grocery cart by the side of a highway.

Police say about a dozen young people went into the Roma camp Friday after a series of burglaries in the area. They seized the boy, who is about 16, and took him to the City of Poets, as the local housing project is known. There, police say, he was beaten unconscious, stuffed into a shopping cart and wheeled to the roadside.

"The fact that they live in camps and then they're left without shelter, that leaves them more vulnerable and more exposed to violence," said Julie Hesloin, who has documented the issue for Amnesty. "There have been elections and new mayors elected who campaigned on expulsions.

It seems this nation's violences is going soon to rank along with KKK in the US's southern racist states.....

[shenmue]

1. What a shame

[uppityperson]

2. There is, unfortunately, a lot of prejudice against the Roma. k&r for wider exposure

[mylye2222]

3. It begun in France in 2010 since Sarkozy gave a speech against the whole community, both Roma an gyp

after a fait divers of delinquance. Since the harassment and growing hatred nationwide has never stopped....even reinforces as whe are trough an endless economic disaster.

[joeybee12]

5. Yup...Sarkozy is a pig...he's gone, but his legacy lives on...

This sucks...RIP.

[malaise]

4. Sick

The right wing of this planet is racist to the core.

[mylye2222]

6. It's even more than RW...its extreme right!

The same were saying, in various French pols boards, that railway's union member, who are presently strinking, must be fired, and even " éradiqued"!

[uppityperson]

7. Rather similar to what led to Hitler being in power, running his genocidal bs

Financial crisis for too many, fear of the future, let's take it out on others! bah

[mylye2222]

8. Exacly, and powerty increas leading to that deadly need to find scapegoats.

[uppityperson]

10. French family is seeking work and very concerned

Some are younger, getting into the workforce and having a lot of difficulty finding what we in the states consider minimum wage entry level jobs. Some are still in school, trying to figure out what to do for college (high school in france, not university) that might lead to being able to afford to live. One is older, with a lot of experience but having to compete with the younger who will stay longer before retiring.

Scapegoats are an easy solution to the high emotions but do not end up impacting much otherwise.

[pmorlan1]

9. Thanks

Thanks for posting this story. It's sad to see that there is so much blind hatred in the world.