,MAY ,DAY #bag 9 ,P>IS3 ,A ,REPORT FROM ! ,/REETS 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ,MAY ,DAY #b#a#g1 MASSIVE DEMON/RATIONS AGA9/ CAPITALISM & /ATE VIOL5CE TOOK PLACE 9 ,P>IS1 ,FRANCE4 ,AFT]W>DS1 S5SATIONALI/IC FOOTAGE CIRCULAT$ >\ND ! WORLD ( POLICE BE+ ATTACK$ ) ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS4 ,YET !SE VIDEO CLIPS DO NOT %[ ! L>G] CONTEXT4 ,!Y DO NOT %[ ! 9T5SIFY+ POLICE REPRESSION ( ,FR5* SOCIETY AS A :OLE1 NOR ! POLICE ATTACKS ?AT PROVOK$ SU* DESP]ATE ACTS ( SELF-DEF5SE4 ,9 ?IS REPORT FROM ,FRANCE1 \R ,P>ISIAN CORRESPOND5TS DESCRIBE ! EV5TS ( ! DAY & (F] MORE BACKGR\ND ON ! CLA%ES4 

,! AN>*I/ M>* DEP>T$ FROM ! ,PLACE DES ,FETES = ! ,PLACE DE LA ,REPUBLIQUE TO JO9 ! ,MAY ,DAY DEMON/RATION4 ,WE >RIV$ AT ,PLACE DE LA ,REPUBLIQUE UNH9D]$ & ASSUM$ \R PLACE 9 ! ,CORTEGE DE TETE1 ! COMBATIVE GR\P ?AT HAS M>*$ AT ! FRONT ( DEMON/RATIONS S9CE ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! LABOR LAW 7! ,LOI ,TRAVAIL7 9 #b#a#f47 

,WE W]E EXPECT+ ! POLICE TO EMPLOY ! SAME /RATEGY !Y HAD US$ 9 RESPONSE TO MANY DEMON/RATIONS OV] ! PA/ YE>3 TO CUT ! DEMON/RATION 9 TWO1 SEP>AT+ ! HEAD FROM ! BODY1 9 ORD] TO ISOLATE ! AUTONOM\S BLOC FROM O!R DEMON/RATORS4 ,! POLICE EMPLOY$ ?IS /RATEGY ON ,MAY ,DAY #b#a#f1 BUT 9 ! TRAP !Y CREAT$1 !Y CAU<T A CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( 0ORD9>Y DEMON/RATORS0--FAMILIES1 ELD]LY PEOPLE1 & *ILDR54 ,?IS PROVOK$ 9DIGNATION FROM O!RS 9 ! DEMON/RATION & CREAT$ HO/ILITY T[>DS ! POLICE FROM DEMON/RATORS :O HAD NOT PREVI\SLY EXPRESS$ ANY OBJECTION TO !M4 

,?IS OCCURR$ BECAUSE LA/ YE>1 ! TE*NIQUES ( ! POLICE FAIL$4 ,! DEMON/RATIONS DUR+ ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ! LABOR LAW1 ESPECIALLY ?OSE ( ,JUNE #a#d1 #b#a#f1 PROMPT$ A REVISION ( ! POLICE /RATEGY1 ) ! COLLABORATION ( ! SECURITY S]VICE ( ! ,C,G,T1 ! MAJORITY TRADE UNION3 ! SYNDICATE'S SECURITY S]VICE1 >M$ ) HELMETS & /ICKS1 PU%ES ! AUTONOM\S PROCESSION BE=E IT 9TO ! H&S ( ! POLICE1 SO ?AT ! POLICE CAN EASILY KETTLE ! BLACK BLOC4 ,OBVI\SLY1 ?IS IS TO ALL[ ! ,C,G,T & ! POLICE TO 5=CE A DI/9CTION BETWE5 GOOD & BAD PROTE/]S3 BETWE5 ?OSE :O WILL+LY WALK >\ND 9SIDE A CAGE COMPRIS$ ( RIOT POLICE & PROTE/ M>%ALLS ON ONE SIDE1 & ! EVIL V&ALS ON ! O!R4 

,BUT ?IS YE>1 !RE WAS ANO!R OBJECTIVE1 AN UNAV[ABLE ONE3 ?IS TIME1 ! GOAL WAS ABOVE ALL TO HIDE ! POLICE VIOL5CE ?AT WAS 9 /ORE SO ?AT IT W\LD NOT BE VISIBLE TO ! MA9 BODY ( ! DEMON/RATION1 = NO ONE C\LD WITNESS SO MU* VIOL5CE )\T HORROR4 ,ACCORD+ TO MANY P>TICIPANTS1 ,MAY ,DAY #bag SAW ! MO/ VIOL5CE FROM ! POLICE 9 A V]Y LONG TIME4 ,! POLICE APPLI$ IT ME?ODICALLY1 GRADUALLY US+ MORE & MORE S]I\S WEAPONS4 

,FIR/1 AFT] HAV+ KETTL$ ! AUTONOM\S BLOC1 ! POLICE US$ TE> GAS ATTACKS TO PU% US ONTO ,B\LEV>D ,BEAUM>*AIS TO KEEP US \T ( SI<T4 ,:5 ?AT WAS ACCOMPLI%$1 !Y />T$ TO USE FLA%-BALLS & /+-BALLS1 :ILE %OOT+ TE> GAS CONT9U\SLY4 ,IT WAS A V]ITABLE AVALAN*E1 A CEASELESS B>RAGE4 

,9 RESPONSE1 SOME PEOPLE ?REW /ONES4 ,FIREWORKS TOO4 ,SOME ,MOLOTOV COCKTAILS4 ,! POLICE PU%$ US REL5TLESSLY T[>DS ! ,PLACE DE LA ,BA/ILLE1 %OOT+ AT US )\T PAUSE4 ,ONCE !RE1 !Y =M$ A TRAP AT ! FOOT ( ! /EPS ( ! ,OP]A ,BA/ILLE ) P]HAPS TWO HUNDR$ PEOPLE 9SIDE IT4 ,= ?OSE PEOPLE1 IT TURN$ 9TO A SC5E ( TRAG$Y WOR?Y ( ,! ,BATTLE%IP ,POTEMK94 ,! POLICE PU%$ PEOPLE ON ! /EPS :ILE SOAK+ !M 9 TE> GAS4 ,WE C\LD SEE NO?+1 !RE WAS NO PLACE TO ESCAPE1 PEOPLE CRA%$ AGA9/ ! /EPS1 JO/L+ & FALL+ ON TOP ( EA* O!R LIKE 9 ! ,ODESSA ,/EPS ,SEQU5CE4 

,=TUNATELY1 WE W]E NOT 9 ?IS GR\P4 ,! POLICE PU%$ US ONTO ,AV5UE ,DAUMESNIL1 !N ,B\LEV>D ,DID]OT4 

,PICTURE Y\RSELF 9 ?IS SC5E4 ,TE> GAS GR5ADES >E EXPLOD+ 9CESSANTLY4 ,SOMETIMES Y\ ?9K Y\ CAN ESCAPE BY A /REET1 SO Y\ RUN !RE--9 ANY CASE1 Y\ HAVE NO *OICE1 BECAUSE Y\ NE$ TO BREA!--BUT ! POLICE >E WAIT+ = Y\ ON EV]Y /REET4 ,AS SOON AS Y\ PASS ! /REET CORN]1 !Y KETTLE Y\ 91 %OOT+ CONCUSSION GR5ADES 9TO ! MIDDLE ( ! CR[D1 KN[+ P]FECTLY WELL ?AT !RE IS NO SPACE TO AVOID !M4 

,DOZ5S ( PEOPLE W]E 9JUR$ 9 SITUATIONS LIKE ?IS4 ,ONE ( \R FRI5DS GOT FRAGM5TS ( /+-BALLS /UCK BETWE5 H] BAG & H] BACK1 BURN+ ! BAG COMPLETELY & LEAV+ DEEP M>KS ON H] SK94 

,WE =M$ CIRCLES TO LET ?OSE DRESS$ 9 BLACK *ANGE CLO!S \T ( SI<T ( ! CAM]AS ( ! POLICE4 ,! POLICE BEGAN TO LET US GO1 ONE BY ONE1 9FLICT+ R&OM BL[S AS WE DID4 

,\R FRI5D :O HAD BE5 9JUR$ WAS V]Y AFRAID AT ?IS MOM5T1 NOT BECAUSE ( H] 9JURIES1 BUT ON ACC\NT ( A BUREAUCRATIC ISSUE3 BECAUSE %E WAS NOT ,FR5*1 %E HAD EV]Y REASON TO FE> ?AT AN >RE/ W\LD MEAN EXPULSION FROM ,FRANCE4 

,?OSE :O FE> ! ELECTION ( ,M>9E ,LE ,P5 MU/ UND]/& ?AT ! ,FR5* POLICE >E ALREADY C>RY+ \T AN EFFECTIVELY FASCI/ PROGRAM4 ,NOT ONLY DO ! MAJORITY ( POLICEM5 ADMIT TO VOT+ = ! EXTREME RI<T1 BUT ! /ATE IS ALREADY EMPLOY+ !M TO IMPLEM5T TOTALIT>IAN CONDITIONS4 ,MIGRANTS & REFUGEES CAN TELL A LOT AB\T ?IS4 

,9 ?IS TWO-WEEK 9T]VAL BETWE5 ! TWO R\NDS ( ! ELECTION1 IT IS BECOM+ CLE> ?AT ! REAL SEIZURE ( P[] IS NOT TAK+ PLACE ?R\< ! ELECTION1 BUT AT ITS BORD]S1 MORE OR LESS CONCEAL$1 9 ! 9CREAS+ AUTONOMY ( ! POLICE =CE4 ,9 \R LA/ REPORT1 WE EXPLOR$ ! WAYS ?AT EXT5D+ ! /ATE ( EM]G5CY HAS BO? PAV$ ! WAY = ! POLICE /ATE & R5D]$ IT 9VISIBLE4 ,S9CE ! >RIVAL ( ,LE ,P5 9 ! SECOND R\ND ( ! ELECTIONS1 WE SEE ! POLICE BEHAV+ AS IF %E HAD ALREADY WON ! ELECTION4 

,! EV5+ ( ! FIR/ VOTE WAS ! OCCASION ( AN AN>*I/-ORGANIZ$ CALL TO GA!R AT ! ,PLACE DE LA ,BA/ILLE = A 0,NI<T ( ,B>RICADES40 ,DOZ5S ( PEOPLE W]E W\ND$ BY POLICE ?AT EV5+1 HUMILIAT$1 UNDRESS$ 9 ! /REET4 ,J\RNALI/S W]E BEAT5 UP ) !IR [N CAM]AS4 

,TWO DAYS LAT]1 /ATUTORY REFUGEES 7:O >E (FICIALLY SUPPOS$ TO B5EFIT FROM 0/ATE PROTECTION07 W]E EXPELL$ FROM !IR HOMES & ?R[N 9TO ! /REETS BY POLICE1 = NO REASON1 \T ( PURE RACISM4 ,! NEXT DAY1 A FRI5D'S SQUAT WAS ATTACK$ BY ! POLICE4 ,\R COMRADES W]E TACKL$ TO ! GR\ND ) A FLA%-BALL ON ! TEMPLE4 ,ONE ( \R FRI5DS WAS SUBJECT$ TO SEXUAL ASSAULT 9 ! C> ?AT TOOK H] TO ! POLICE /ATION4 ,CO9CID5CE OR NOT1 A FEW DAYS PRIOR1 ?AT SQUAT HAD HO/$ A PROJECTION ( VIDEOS WE HAVE MADE 9 ,P>IS OV] ! PA/ FEW MON?S DOCUM5T+ POLICE VIOL5CE AGA9/ MIGRANTS4 

,ALL ?IS IS FUR!R EVID5CE1 %\LD MORE EVID5CE BE NECESS>Y1 ?AT FI<T+ AGA9/ ! EXTREME RI<T MEANS FI<T+ AGA9/ ! ,/ATE4 ,IT IS SOME?+ WE MU/ MAKE A DAILY PRACTICE4 

,APP5DIX3 ,ADDITIONAL ,P]SPECTIVES 

,9 RESPONSE TO A REQUE/ = ADDITIONAL P]SPECTIVES ON ,MAY ,DAY 9 ,P>IS1 WE HAVE TRANSLAT$ ! FOLL[+ REVIEW ( ! DAY FROM ! ,FR5* SITE LUNDIMAT91 :I* ALSO PUBLI%$ A HELPFUL ANALYSIS ( POLICE & M$IA DISC\RSE AB\T ! EV5TS4 

,SEAT$ ON A CAFE T]RACE1 ,JACQUES1 A RETIREE FROM ,LA ,PO/E1 EXCLAIMS1 0,I BELIEVE ,I'VE NEV] EXP]I5C$ SU* A BEAUTIFUL ,MAY ,DAY DEMON/RATION40 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT YE/]DAY 9 ,P>IS1 ! MOOD WAS BRI<T4 ,YET !RE WAS NO?+ TO 9DICATE SU* A WIDESPREAD EUPHORIA1 ,METEO ,FRANCE HAV+ PR$ICT$ RA9 9 ! AFT]NOON & ! SULL5 MOOD ( ! P]IOD BETWE5 ELECTION R\NDS HAV+ DISP]S$ ! UNIONS' MOBILIZATION4 

,AS ALWAYS1 ! BATTLE ( NUMB]S RAG$4 ,9 ITS LIVE MONITOR+ ( ! EV5TS1 ! ,P>IS POLICE C\NT$ #ae PEOPLE AT ! HEAD ( ! PROCESSION1 :ILE ! ORGANIZ]S ANN\NC$ #e4 ,BY ! E/IMATIONS ( \R REPORT]S AT ! SC5E1 #ae TO #c DEMON/RATORS L$ ! FE/IVITIES AMID SONGS1 BANN]S1 & FIREWORKS4 

,AS AN OLD] WOMAN WAS WALK+ 9TO ! LOBBY ( H] HOME1 %E SEIZ$ A Y\NG MAN ) HIS FACE COV]$ 9 A PURPLE SC>F3 0,BUT ALL ( Y\ >E DEMON/RAT+ AGA9/ :AT EXACTLY80 ,! ANSW] IS QUICK3 0,OH Y\ KN[1 MA'AM1 AGA9/ IT ALL & AGA9/ NO?+40 ,MAYBE ! REPLY SEEMS A LITTLE EVASIVE1 BUT IT EXPRESSES P]FECTLY ! MULTIPLICITY & ! 9T]LAC+ ( :AT IS GETT+ SAID 9 ! /REET3 AGA9/ ,MACRON & ,LE ,P51 AGA9/ WORK1 AGA9/ ELECTIONS1 9DE$ AGA9/ ! VOID4 ,9 A WAY1 ?IS COLORFUL MOB SEEMS TO HAVE GONE BEYOND ! PLACE ( MAK+ DEM&S1 TO HAVE BECOME1 9 ITSELF1 A PURE AFFIRMATION4 

,IF ! RA9 HAD NOT COME TO DI/URB ! AFT]NOON1 AN AUDACI\S BOLDNESS ON ! P>T ( ! ,COMPAGNIES REPUBLICA9ES DE SECURITE 7,C,R,S1 ! RIOT COPS7 C\LD HAVE CA/ A *ILL4 ,ONCE ! DEMON/RATION >RIV$ AT ! ,PLACE DE LA ,BA/ILLE1 MANY DOZ5S ( >M$ AG5TS1 HELMET$ & SOME WE>+ BALACLAVAS1 UND]TOOK TO NET ! HEAD HELD BY ! ,C,G,T4 ,TAK5 ABACK BY ! SOME:AT CAVALI] MOVE1 ! HEAD ( ! DEMO HAD TO RETRACE ITS /EPS :ILE SCREAM+ ) ONE VOICE1 0,LIB]EZ LA ,C,G,T60 ,SURPRIS$ BY ! CONFUSION ?AT !Y !MSELVES HAD PRODUC$1 ! COPS BEGAN TO ?R[ S\ND GR5ADES 9TO ! CR[D & TO FLOOD ! /REET ) TE> GAS4 ,?IS PRACTICAL DISAGREEM5T OV] H[ ! DAY W5T WILL LAT] PRODUCE MANY H\RS ( DEBATE4 ,ON ! ONE SIDE1 ! DEMON/RATORS :O REFUSE TO SEE ! UNIONS M>G9ALIZ$2 ON ! O!R1 AN 9TRANSIG5T PREFECTURE 7?AT IS1 LOCAL GOV]NM5T7 ?AT TRIES REALLY H>D TO BREAK ?R\< ! /REET ) FLA%-BANG GR5ADES & CL\DS ( TE> GAS4 

,>RIV+ AT ! ,PLACE DE LA ,BA/ILLE1 & 9 SPITE ( GREAT PYROTE*NIC EF=TS1 A L>GE P>T ( ! PROCESSION WAS =C$ TO FLEE ! GAS1 LEAV+ ! TRADE UNIONI/S EV] MORE ISOLAT$4 ,CAU<T 9 A VISE ON AV5UE ,DAUMESNIL1 SEV]AL HUNDR$ P>TICIPANTS W]E LIT]ALLY *OK$1 !N LYN*$1 BY DOZ5S ( RABID POLICEM54 ,\R REPORT]S NOT$ UNPREC$5T$1 UNRE/RA9$ USAGE ( 0LESS-LE?AL0 WEAPONS4 ,& NO SURPRISE :5 !Y SAW ?AT ! COPS HAD UPP$ ! ANTE TO UND]TAKE A *>GE ONTO ! GRE5BELT :]E SOME HAD ?\<T !Y'D BE ABLE TO FLEE ! D5SITY ( ! GAS6 ,BUT ?IS WILL NOT BE 5\< TO SPOIL ! ATMOSPH]E4 ,AFT] LONG M9UTES ( SUSP5SE & C\<+1 ! 5TIRE DEMON/RATION WAS ABLE TO RESUME ITS ACTIVITIES1 !REBY DEMON/RAT+ TO ! PREFECT ! FULL SUP]FICIALITY ( HIS >M$ 9TIMIDATIONS4 

,LET'S NOTE ?AT1 LIKE DUR+ ALL ! MOBILIZATIONS AGA9/ ! ,LOI TRAVAIL1 ! WALLS W]E DECORAT$ ) SOME V]Y 9SPIR$ GRAFFITI4 0,DRUNK1 HE VOTES 9 #b#a#g40 0,RUN1 COMRADE1 ! WORLD ( ! OLD IS BEH9D Y\40 0,WE >5'T H]E TO SELL FL[]S40 0,MACRON3 FIR/ W>N+40 0,MACRON 3 DE/ITUTION60 0,MACRON Y\'RE DONE40 0,!RE W]E NO PRESID5TIAL ELECTIONS40 

,9TRIGU$ BY ?IS RAGE AGA9/ A PRESID5T ?AT HADN'T EV5 BE5 ELECT$ YET1 WE ASK$ A Y\NG TAGG] :AT HE MEANT BY HIS 9SCRIPTION3 0,MACRON WILL WEEP4 ,SIGN$1 ! Y\?40 

0,IF ELECT$1 ,MACRON WILL NOT F9I% HIS T]M4 ,9 TWO YE>S1 HE WILL BE RESIGN+ ON ! ,T,V NEWS ) A TE> 9 ! EYE1 EXPLA9+ ?AT HE IS TOO DISAPPO9T$ ?AT ,FRANCE CANNOT MANAGE ITSELF LIKE A />TUP40 

,ONE ( HIS FRI5DS DID HIM BETT]3 

0,:AT 9T]E/S ,MACRON IS W9N+4 ,ONCE HE HAS ! JOB1 HE'LL F9D ?AT BE+ PRESID5T SUCKS TOO MU*4 ,AS OPPOS$ TO ! O!R C&IDATES1 HE IS ABSOLUTELY PO/-IDEOLOGICAL2 HE IS ! MO/ NAK$ 9C>NATION ( P[]4 ,HE IS EMPTY LIKE LOGI/ICS >E EMPTY4 ,HE IS GO+ TO GET TRAUMATIZ$ & HE WON'T H&LE ! %OCK40 

,:5 WE ASK$ !M IF !Y DIDN'T FE> !Y W]E DO+ ! WORK ( ! ,FRONT ,NATIONAL 9 OPPOS+ !MSELVES TO ! ,REPUBLICAN C&IDATE1 !IR RESPONSE WAS FRANK & UNANIM\S3 

0,YES1 IT'S TRUE ?AT !RE IS ?IS RISK4 ,BUT IF ,LE ,P5 GETS 91 WE'LL FUCK EV]Y?+ UP TO MAKE UP = IT4 ,?AT'S A PROMISE40 

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