France's Senate backs a 'Rioters Pay' bill that could make rioters' families pay for damages
Summary
France's Senate has backed a 'Rioters Pay' bill that could make protesters pay $11,000 fines, CNBC reported on Thursday 29 October, writing that more unrest is expected this weekend after weeks of violent protests across the country and that the bill has drawn criticism. The controversial measure the Senate approved could deduct riot-related damages from a family's housing aid, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and the LA Times reported on 30 October, the three outlets headlining that Europe looks past rioters to their parents, and Fortune wrote that European governments want to bill Gen Z rioters' families for $1.1 billion in damages, anyone in France who knowingly joins a group preparing violence possibly being made to pay up to 10,000 euros ($11,200) for what others destroy.
Latest: The measure France's Senate approved could deduct riot-related damages from a family's housing aid, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and the LA Times reported, and Fortune wrote that European governments want to bill Gen Z rioters' families for $1.1 billion in damages.
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How it unfolded
Friday 30 October
The measure France's Senate approved could deduct riot-related damages from a family's housing aid, The Philadelphia Inquirer, ABC News and the LA Times reported, and Fortune wrote that European governments want to bill Gen Z rioters' families for $1.1 billion in damages.
- 11:45LA Times Who pays for a $1-billion riot? Europe looks past rioters to their parents and the apps in their pockets
- 03:59ABC News Who pays for a $1B riot? Europe looks past rioters to their parents
- 02:27The Philadelphia Inquirer Who pays for a $1B riot? Europe looks past rioters to their parents and the apps in their pockets
- 08:29Fortune Subscribers‘Their parents pay’: European governments want to bill Gen Z rioters’ families for $1.1 billion in damages
Thursday 29 October
France's Senate backed a 'Rioters Pay' bill that could make protesters pay $11,000 fines, CNBC reported, writing that more unrest is expected this weekend and that the bill has drawn criticism.