How did France get here?
French protests and violence now go hand in hand. It wasn't always like this.
Protests and violence now go hand in hand in France. It wasn’t always like this
Lucas Petit was just 11 when hundreds of thousands of men and women wearing yellow vests poured onto the streets and occupied roundabouts across France in November 2018. Now 19, he belongs to a generation for whom tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets and stun grenades are par for the course when protesting.
