The images obviously collided.
Friday evening, while the crowd present in the Philippe-Chatrier court to attend the semi-final of Roland-Garros launched “Thank you Macron!
Thanks Macron!
», After the official announcement of an exemption from the curfew to witness the victory of Novak Djokovic over Rafael Nadal, the situation became much less jovial on the lawns of the Invalides, in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.
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In Paris, a party of several thousand young people interrupted by the police
For several hours in fact, about a thousand young people had gathered in the heart of the capital for an evening "Project X", named after this American film of 2012 in which teenagers organize a giant party that exceeds them.
And what does the curfew matter?
But faced with the images of this gathering without barrier or mask gestures, which was not the case for the spectators present at Roland Garros, the authorities decided otherwise.
"Depending on whether you are powerful or miserable ..."
Around 11 pm, they indeed intervened to enforce the curfew and "put an end to (this) festive evening bringing together several hundred participants in defiance of health rules", as indicated by the police headquarters.
The police even used tear gas, while individuals present at the Invalides threw projectiles at them.
All the coherence of this government: while the #Invalides are evacuated with tear gas, the spectators of #RolandGarros, authorized by the Elysee to stay after the #CouvreFeu, chant "thank you Macron".
An unbearable "two weights, two measures"!
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- Gilbert Collard (@GilbertCollard) June 12, 2021
Two different health situations and also different treatment from the authorities who obviously did not fail to react on social networks but also in the political class, especially at the RN and EELV.
On Twitter, Gilbert Collard spoke of an "
unbearable
double standards
!"
".
23h last night, the police evacuate the youth without regard to the #Invalides, while at #RolandGarros, well installed, the spectators are for their part authorized to brave the #CouvreFeu.
Always this same inconsistency of power, always this same elitist Macronian clientelism!
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- N. Dupont-Aignan (@dupontaignan) June 12, 2021
Same story with the sovereignist Nicolas Dupont-Aignan, who for his part evokes an "inconsistency of power" but also with the ecologist David Cormand.
"Depending on whether you are powerful or miserable ..." https://t.co/eibxFrxxal
- David Cormand🌻🇪🇺 (@DavidCormand) June 12, 2021
Note that last Tuesday at the Stade de France, during the friendly match of the Blues against Bulgaria, the French supporters were also entitled to an exemption from the curfew, which was also still set at 9 p.m.
