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During a visit to the police on Monday July 3, Emmanuel Macron spoke of financial penalties against the parents of minors implicated in the riots. In Lille, this proposal is not to everyone’s taste.
Can touching the wallets of parents of delinquent children be effective in calming the violence? In a popular district of Lille (North), Tuesday, July 4, a merchant who saw his shop looted is not convinced. “I’m very mixed. Today, sanctioning families who are already in precariousness is complicated”he assures. Others, on the contrary, advocate firmness. The idea of a financial sanction, as mentioned by Emmanuel Macron, seems necessary to them. “He is right. You need a manager for that. The police weren’t tough enough.judges a man.
An “immediate” sanction
In the Val-d’Oise, Bernard Jamet, the mayor of Sannoishad to face a gang of young people who threatened his town hall. Tuesday morning, he took the road to the Élysée. Like 240 mayors, he is invited by Emmanuel Macron. He hopes that the Head of State will bring up the idea of a financial sanction again. “I think he is right. For me, the sanction, it must not murder the soul, […] but it must be immediate”believes the chosen one. Like him, many elected officials expect concrete answers from the Head of State.