On France Bleu Hérault, this Monday morning, Hugues Moutouh, the prefect of the department, was once again indignant that minors are among the thugs, who have been sowing trouble in the big cities of France, in particular Montpellier, for several days after the death of Nahel in Nanterre, Tuesday June 27. The excerpt was broadcast by the station on Twitterand retweeted by the prefecture.
“When we have children, we take care of them, from birth, lamented Hugues Moutouh, the representative of the State in Hérault. If in the first twelve or thirteen years, these children are raised like weeds, it should not be surprising that at 12 or 13 years old, we see them stone police vehicles or loot shops. »
He had already mentioned “parental responsibility” on Friday morning
“I know that in 2019, Parliament banned spanking, continued the prefect, on the station. But very frankly, from you to me, if tomorrow you catch your kid, he takes to the streets, to burn police vehicles or stone fire engines, or loot stores… What is the method? It’s “two slaps and to bed”.
Friday, after a restless night in Montpellier and Béziers, he had already deplored “exactions” committed “most often by minors at a late hour of the night”. The representative of the State in Hérault had called for “the responsibility of the parents of these young people whose place is certainly not in the street. »