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145 people at France music festival report being pricked with syringes after online calls to target women

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    French police have detained 12 suspects after 145 people reported being pricked with syringes during the country's annual street music festival, officials said Sunday.

    Millions of people took to the streets across France on Saturday evening for the Fete de la Musique, with authorities reporting "unprecedented crowds" in Paris.

    Before the party, posts on social media had called for women to be targeted during the festivities.

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    People have different definitions of major incidents apparently...

    "including a 17-year-old who was hospitalized after being found sitting on the street with stab wounds to the lower abdomen."

    "The prefect of the Paris police, Laurent Nunez, said that "no major incident has been reported.""

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      There is a reason civilized countries don't do punishments like this any more - they don't work.

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      And you are never ever 100% certain they did it, even with eye witnesses.

      So cutting fingers of innocent people is also a nono

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      • fauxpseudo@lemmy.worldF [email protected]

        Anyone can file a police report. And if they believe they were a victim then they are more likely to do that.

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        So they just imagined it, is that what you are saying?

        And this info is based upon what exactly?

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          French police have detained 12 suspects after 145 people reported being pricked with syringes during the country's annual street music festival, officials said Sunday.

          Millions of people took to the streets across France on Saturday evening for the Fete de la Musique, with authorities reporting "unprecedented crowds" in Paris.

          Before the party, posts on social media had called for women to be targeted during the festivities.

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          Jfc what the fuck

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          • L [email protected]

            People have different definitions of major incidents apparently...

            "including a 17-year-old who was hospitalized after being found sitting on the street with stab wounds to the lower abdomen."

            "The prefect of the Paris police, Laurent Nunez, said that "no major incident has been reported.""

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            I believe (and hope) that it's just ambiguously written, the first part is discussing incidents throughout the country while the prefect was obviously just talking about Paris.

            A lot of oddly worded bits in that article.

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              So they just imagined it, is that what you are saying?

              And this info is based upon what exactly?

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              Did you read the link I included in my previous comment?

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                Wait, are you trying to tell us that this is not true because there is no video evidence? Just hundreds of women being in panic? Wtf

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                I'm saying that in the past every incidence or this has been alleged turned out to be mass panic. And at today's age of constant video surveillance there would be evidence, not just reports. So either this is the very first case in the world where this is actually true and we will find that out through the evidence or we're going to find out that it's not true and then it matches all the previous events. But police reports do not make something real.

                I'm asking people to look at the evidence.

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                • fauxpseudo@lemmy.worldF [email protected]

                  I'm saying that in the past every incidence or this has been alleged turned out to be mass panic. And at today's age of constant video surveillance there would be evidence, not just reports. So either this is the very first case in the world where this is actually true and we will find that out through the evidence or we're going to find out that it's not true and then it matches all the previous events. But police reports do not make something real.

                  I'm asking people to look at the evidence.

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                  145 women speaking up is evidence of this happening

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                  • fauxpseudo@lemmy.worldF [email protected]

                    I'm saying that in the past every incidence or this has been alleged turned out to be mass panic. And at today's age of constant video surveillance there would be evidence, not just reports. So either this is the very first case in the world where this is actually true and we will find that out through the evidence or we're going to find out that it's not true and then it matches all the previous events. But police reports do not make something real.

                    I'm asking people to look at the evidence.

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                    Maybe trust the victims first and if there is evidence against it doubt?

                    Edit: As I dit not write that clear enough: If people are accused of course not just lock them up but if hundreds of people report that they are victims of a crime don't just call bs.

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                      145 women speaking up is evidence of this happening

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                      145 people that think something happened isn't evidence. Every case in the past had lots of people absolutely convinced it happened.

                      So let's take this to the next step. There is video surveillance because every venue does these days. They pull the video. They watch the video. They follow the movements of every person. They see who bumped into who. If the video shows one or more people ranging too far to too many people and getting close when there is plenty of space and shows them dumping the evidence then we have actual proof that backs up the claims. Toxicology tests were performed. We find that there is something in the blood that shouldn't be there.

                      You and each of the others here that are absolutely convinced that this time is the one time in history that this actually happened get vindicated.

                      But what if the video doesn't show it? What if the toxicology is completely normal? Are you going to regret being so absolutely sure? Are you going to come back here and say "okay, I was wrong."

                      I'm asking that you wait until the evidence is evaluated to make a decision. Reports aren't proof. Evidence is proof. And given the history of this type of claim a little proof before judgment is absolutely warranted.

                      This also happened in France in 2022. People were detained, preliminary charges filed. And then the cases vanished. Not great reports of convictions. No "there is nothing to worry about, the criminals have he brought to justice."

                      In this current case they have arrested maybe a dozen. If they are guilty then throw the book at them. But the guilty should come only after the evidence has been evaluated. And a report is not evidence. That's suspicion.

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                      • fauxpseudo@lemmy.worldF [email protected]

                        145 people that think something happened isn't evidence. Every case in the past had lots of people absolutely convinced it happened.

                        So let's take this to the next step. There is video surveillance because every venue does these days. They pull the video. They watch the video. They follow the movements of every person. They see who bumped into who. If the video shows one or more people ranging too far to too many people and getting close when there is plenty of space and shows them dumping the evidence then we have actual proof that backs up the claims. Toxicology tests were performed. We find that there is something in the blood that shouldn't be there.

                        You and each of the others here that are absolutely convinced that this time is the one time in history that this actually happened get vindicated.

                        But what if the video doesn't show it? What if the toxicology is completely normal? Are you going to regret being so absolutely sure? Are you going to come back here and say "okay, I was wrong."

                        I'm asking that you wait until the evidence is evaluated to make a decision. Reports aren't proof. Evidence is proof. And given the history of this type of claim a little proof before judgment is absolutely warranted.

                        This also happened in France in 2022. People were detained, preliminary charges filed. And then the cases vanished. Not great reports of convictions. No "there is nothing to worry about, the criminals have he brought to justice."

                        In this current case they have arrested maybe a dozen. If they are guilty then throw the book at them. But the guilty should come only after the evidence has been evaluated. And a report is not evidence. That's suspicion.

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                        You did not say we should wait for evidence, you just said it's a panic and there is no evidence.

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                        • samskara@sh.itjust.worksS [email protected]

                          What’s a mickey?

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                          A penis.

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                          • venus_ziegenfalle@feddit.orgV [email protected]

                            This could literally have happened anywhere

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                            (This literally does happen everywhere)

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                            • tallonmetroid@lemmy.worldT [email protected]

                              Date rape drugs.

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                              It's much darker than what I thought. For me a mickey is a booger.

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                                I mean i could see this actually being a good stunt to raise awareness about it. Like use something fake and safe like a time release tablet that makes the drink fizz up suddenly 30 seconds later, or causes the whole thing to turn colour rapidly or something. But i doubt thats whats happening. Might make for a funny party theme with a close group of friends who are all in on it and targeting each other though.

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                                Doesn't matter how ineffective it might seem, that drink is getting thrown away

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                                • L [email protected]

                                  People have different definitions of major incidents apparently...

                                  "including a 17-year-old who was hospitalized after being found sitting on the street with stab wounds to the lower abdomen."

                                  "The prefect of the Paris police, Laurent Nunez, said that "no major incident has been reported.""

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                                  A single person being stabbed isn't a "major incident" if you're the chief of police or whatever a prefect is.

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                                  • venus_ziegenfalle@feddit.orgV [email protected]

                                    called for women to be targeted during the festivities

                                    Do we know more? Was this supposed to just scare them or did they actually get injected with something?

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                                    Super frustrating article to read.

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                                    • fauxpseudo@lemmy.worldF [email protected]

                                      145 people that think something happened isn't evidence. Every case in the past had lots of people absolutely convinced it happened.

                                      So let's take this to the next step. There is video surveillance because every venue does these days. They pull the video. They watch the video. They follow the movements of every person. They see who bumped into who. If the video shows one or more people ranging too far to too many people and getting close when there is plenty of space and shows them dumping the evidence then we have actual proof that backs up the claims. Toxicology tests were performed. We find that there is something in the blood that shouldn't be there.

                                      You and each of the others here that are absolutely convinced that this time is the one time in history that this actually happened get vindicated.

                                      But what if the video doesn't show it? What if the toxicology is completely normal? Are you going to regret being so absolutely sure? Are you going to come back here and say "okay, I was wrong."

                                      I'm asking that you wait until the evidence is evaluated to make a decision. Reports aren't proof. Evidence is proof. And given the history of this type of claim a little proof before judgment is absolutely warranted.

                                      This also happened in France in 2022. People were detained, preliminary charges filed. And then the cases vanished. Not great reports of convictions. No "there is nothing to worry about, the criminals have he brought to justice."

                                      In this current case they have arrested maybe a dozen. If they are guilty then throw the book at them. But the guilty should come only after the evidence has been evaluated. And a report is not evidence. That's suspicion.

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                                      Generally evidence is needed to arrest someone.

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                                      • S [email protected]

                                        You did not say we should wait for evidence, you just said it's a panic and there is no evidence.

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                                        I said that every case in the past has been a panic. And until we find evidence this isn't the Bayesian policies apply. Investigate and then figure out if something actually happened.

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                                          Generally evidence is needed to arrest someone.

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                                          I hope France has a better track record than America for that.

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