SHOCK VIDEO: Violence in the Paris Suburbs
May 5, 2008
A new music video by the French music group "Justice" gives a taste of the violence that exists in a bleak Paris suburb or banlieue. The gray apartment block slums, housing many immigrants from North Africa, are the breeding ground for the feral young men who like to torch cars and spread mayhem.
In the "Stress" video, a gang runs amok; beating people up, carjacking, mugging, and beating up more people. And it sure looks like real crime. Apparently after French TV refused to broadcast the video, the group "Justice" put it on YouTube.
The band's symbol is a lighted cross. I don't know enough about the group to explain their intended symbolism for the cross, or what they're about. The video is violent, but important. The French media tend to censor the severity of the crime problem in the suburbs.
Here's some commentary on the group Justice and the music video en Anglais.
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