Macron<\/a> warned that the era of official leniency was officially over and that the government was ready to unleash its most brutal, inescapable penalty yet.<\/p>\n“Let me be perfectly clear that anyone caught participating in these acts of violence will face serious consequences,” Macron announced during the televised address. “They may be required to continue living here, raising their families here, and experiencing the full consequences of everything happening to this country. I cannot imagine a more severe punishment.”<\/p>\n
Human rights groups and international watchdogs immediately condemned Macron\u2019s proposed measure, calling the threat of lifetime confinement within France’s economic and political climate “cruel, unusual, and potentially a violation of international law.”<\/p>\n
The president said repeat offenders could face mandatory lifetime residency in downtown Marseille, while particularly troublesome individuals could be sentenced to a 30-year lease in a Paris suburb with free cash, housing, and healthcare.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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