France Is Busing Homeless Immigrants Out of Paris Before the Olympics (www.nytimes.com)

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The government denies that the busing is connected to the Olympics. But we obtained an email, which was first reported by the newspaper L’Équipe, in which a government housing official said the goal was to “identify people on the street in sites near Olympic venues” and move them before the Games.

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[-] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 month ago

Actually holding public goods hostage is OK if it's the only way to get other people to do what you want

[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 month ago

But this isn't holding hostage, it's revenge.

Holding something important - such ad the environment - hostage when the chance of the government complying are zero - not close to zero - is not OK.

Although I consider it to be OK if it's something unimportant, like bus they will be forced on.

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