Macron floats social media cuts during riots

Re:Macron floats social media cuts during riots by MontyCarloHall on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @09:54AM (#36600510)

This is corroborated by the fact that the car is a Mercedes A45 AMG, which has an MSRP of around £60k (~$/€75k) [0], and costs several hundred Euros per day to rent [1]. How could a 17 year old (who worked as a pizza delivery driver [2]) obtain such a rental, especially given that the minimum age to rent a car in France is 18?

This doesn’t excuse the fact that he was killed, which is an unforgivable overreaction by the police to someone driving recklessly in what’s likely a stolen car.

[0] https://www.carwow.co.uk/mercedes/amg-a45#gref

[1] https://www.eliterent.com/luxury-car-rental/rent-sport-conve..., https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0GeUVAXsAIVsMm?format=jpg

[2] https://www.ladepeche.fr/2023/06/28/nahel-tue-a-nanterre-par...

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Re:Macron floats social media cuts during riots by expertentipp on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @09:57AM (#36600553)

The "rental" thing is a scam advertised to the Polish victim, on the French side it's likely organized crime all along.

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Re:Macron floats social media cuts during riots by hinata08 on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @10:05AM (#36600676)

someone gave him the car for the day ?

rich uncle ?

he works while living with his parents, and he's 17, so he just spends his check on stupid things any 17 year old would want to do ?

borrowing or renting a pricey car isn't a capital crime.

And you can ask questions before you shoot, if you're a skilled detective.

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