Books @lemmy.ml boem @lemmy.world 1 yr. ago

The riverbank booksellers of Paris refuse to move for the 2024 Summer Olympics

english.elpais.com The riverbank booksellers of Paris refuse to move for the 2024 Summer Olympics

French police say that temporarily relocating them is necessary to maintain security during the opening ceremony

Fiction Books @literature.cafe Blaze @discuss.tchncs.de 1 yr. ago

english.elpais.com /international/2023-08-23/the-riverbank-booksellers-of-paris-refuse-to-move-for-the-2024-summer-olympics.html

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Fuck the Olympics. This stinks of a way to sterilise the city of anything that isn't new, shiny, plasticky, shit. Let them stay.
- It's appalling to learn that they're even thinking of taking such measures against antiquity, tradition and history. Absurb!
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  It always starts this way.
  
  Fuck the Olympics.
  
  If by only a fraction you mean over half then I suppose you're technically not incorrect...
If they really wanna do Paris a service they should start by dealing with all the pickpockets and bike thief first. My girlfriend has had 4 bikes stolen so far.

Souce: I live in Paris
- I will never understand why it's so freaking hard to deal with bike thieves. Should be the easiest thing in the world to catch these people red-handed and make it so that stealing bikes was actually associated with risks. If law enforcement wanted to actually improve the quality of life in cities, it would be an obvious place to start.
  
  Sorry they are way too occupied running after people smoking weed that are the real threat to society
  
  There's yet to be any proof that increased sentences reduces crime. It's a social problem, people do what they need to do to live.
  
  Because sanctions are extremely light here in France. On the news recently a Doctor got beaten bloody, and the aggressor walked out free.
  
  In France self defense is frowned upon by authorities sadly.
- Damn, get her one of those Kryptonite U locks for Christmas, they're basically indestructible unless you've got bike thieves walking around with angle grinders... Which actually sounds like you might.
  
  Stealing techniques are too elaborate these days, literally 10 minutes in the streets is enough for your bike to disappear
Wow what an unnecessary thing to potentially destroy the livelihood of these people. The police sure can find a way to maintain security without moving the boxes, it should not be a big deal.
Without reading the article I am going to assume that the police will start trashing their stands and throwing their books in the river as a means to promote their move. I'm picturing some organized crime style protections racket shit. "if you knew what was good for you, you wouldn't be here when we get back."

edit: spelling
- They threatened them with deafness
  
  (Sorry it's a terrible pun and my brain needed to)
The only thing I like more than sports (statistics) is books.

Don't move an inch until you're forced

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