At first I thought the same thing. But, this is Paris. Banning a soccer match in Paris would have brought the Parisians out to protest the ban that could have probably been far worse. Again, the unrest would have been further exacerbated by the migrants, who like the Parisians themselves, don't need much prompting to take to the streets. It must be something in their DNA. Even other Europeans and the French say the same thing. The Parisians are not like the rest of French citizenry. Look at the French Revolution. Our own founding fathers took notice of how it started and how it ended, ultimately deciding they needed to make some serious adjustments in their own revolutionary strategy to avoid the same outcome. Lessons learned.

A ban also would have brought protest from businesses that rely on the money a match like that generates. The tourist industry in Paris has suffered because of current conditions in the city. Paris as a tourist destination has been removed from many people's travel itineraries. Those businesses are desperate for revenue.

I am sure the authorities probably floated the idea of a ban and decided against it. However, by watching the videos from when it first kicked off, it didn't seem at all like the authorities were prepared well. Yes, they had presence, but not much else. The situation didn't appear to be well strategized. You would think that as many times Paris has had to deal with unrest they would have learned some lessons by now. But I guess not. Then again, possibly their lack of planning was deliberate. The people in charge after all are globalist pewks that want the chaos and rubber stamp it. Look at some of our own cities that allow this kind of mayhem and only clamp down when good citizens speak out against it. All part of a much larger strategy to burn Western civilization to the ground. What they wish to replace it with is the really frightening part. It won't be good - at least not for us.

Thanks for the conversation fren. You have a blessed day and the rest of your week.