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Site News Could You Have Stopped This? Vegas Shooting Analysis with Attorneys on Retainer
7/2/2008 7:26:35 AM EDT
Looks like their armed forces need additional training.

French have fun with guns


French army chief quits over shooting at show
General takes blame after real bullets hit 17 at military demonstration

updated 2:43 p.m. PT, Tues., July. 1, 2008
PARIS - France's army chief resigned Tuesday following a weekend military show in which 17 people were shot and wounded when real bullets were used instead of blanks. The country's defense minister suspended the use of blank munitions at public military shows.

President Nicolas Sarkozy accepted Gen. Bruno Cuche's resignation, Sarkozy's office said Tuesday.

Speaking on France-Info radio, Defense Minister Herve Morin praised Cuche as "a man with a conscience" who had made the decision to resign himself and had not been forced out.


"He felt that the ... tragedy, beyond the incident linked to personal mistakes, revealed organizational defaults, malfunctionings," Morin later told reporters at a news conference Tuesday. He added that the general had brought up the possibility of resigning on Sunday, only hours after the incident.

Investigators were looking into Sunday's display of hostage-freeing techniques at the Laperrine military barracks in southern France. The military blamed the shooting at a parachute regiment's open day for the public on "serious failings."

Most of those injured were civilians, and three were children. Hospital officials said Monday that none of the injuries appeared life-threatening.

'He made a mistake'
The soldier who fired the bullets was quickly taken into custody. Montpellier Prosecutor Brice Robin said the shooting appeared to be unintentional.

"According to his early statements, it appears that he made a mistake while loading his gun," Robin said. "This act was absolutely not premeditated; I want to be clear about this point."

Without waiting for the results of the judicial and military investigations, Morin ordered the army chief of staff to prepare punishments for those responsible, the ministry said in a statement. It did not elaborate on what the sanctions would be.

Sarkozy had promised there would be "consequences" after the shooting.

"Everybody knows that you mustn't point a gun at the public," Morin said at Tuesday's press conference.
7/2/2008 7:38:35 AM EDT
[#1]

Quoted:
Looks like their armed forces need additional training.

French have fun with guns


French army chief quits over shooting at show
General takes blame after real bullets hit 17 at military demonstration

updated 2:43 p.m. PT, Tues., July. 1, 2008
PARIS - France's army chief resigned Tuesday following a weekend military show in which 17 people were shot and wounded when real bullets were used instead of blanks. The country's defense minister suspended the use of blank munitions at public military shows.

President Nicolas Sarkozy accepted Gen. Bruno Cuche's resignation, Sarkozy's office said Tuesday.

Speaking on France-Info radio, Defense Minister Herve Morin praised Cuche as "a man with a conscience" who had made the decision to resign himself and had not been forced out.


"He felt that the ... tragedy, beyond the incident linked to personal mistakes, revealed organizational defaults, malfunctionings," Morin later told reporters at a news conference Tuesday. He added that the general had brought up the possibility of resigning on Sunday, only hours after the incident.

Investigators were looking into Sunday's display of hostage-freeing techniques at the Laperrine military barracks in southern France. The military blamed the shooting at a parachute regiment's open day for the public on "serious failings."

Most of those injured were civilians, and three were children. Hospital officials said Monday that none of the injuries appeared life-threatening.

'He made a mistake'
The soldier who fired the bullets was quickly taken into custody. Montpellier Prosecutor Brice Robin said the shooting appeared to be unintentional.

"According to his early statements, it appears that he made a mistake while loading his gun," Robin said. "This act was absolutely not premeditated; I want to be clear about this point."

Without waiting for the results of the judicial and military investigations, Morin ordered the army chief of staff to prepare punishments for those responsible, the ministry said in a statement. It did not elaborate on what the sanctions would be.

Sarkozy had promised there would be "consequences" after the shooting.

"Everybody knows that you mustn't point a gun at the public," Morin said at Tuesday's press conference.


Hell, I didn't even think they had a military...
7/2/2008 8:02:27 AM EDT
[#2]
, lemmesee, here,

unarmed civilians,, 17 wounded.


hmmmmm,




Gentlemen ( and ladies ) ,,  we have just witnessed the France's Greatest Military Victory in history
7/2/2008 8:11:02 AM EDT
[#3]

Quoted:
, lemmesee, here,

unarmed civilians,, 17 wounded.


hmmmmm,




Gentlemen ( and ladies ) ,,  we have just witnessed the France's Greatest Military Victory in history


Yeah,

I'd call that a win.
7/2/2008 4:27:55 PM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:


Did you really just do that?
7/2/2008 4:30:10 PM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:


Did you really just do that?




When I saw it I thought you would be all over it!
7/2/2008 5:20:49 PM EDT
[#6]

Quoted:
, lemmesee, here,

unarmed civilians,, 17 wounded.


I can't even fathom that no one was killed.  I guess the French Third Marine Parachute regiment isn't such a crack commando unit.
7/2/2008 5:22:46 PM EDT
[#7]
Also, if you're interested in some giggles....

Go check out the comments in the Fark.com thread about this story.  Some real gems in there.  

Link left cold.
http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=3703050
7/2/2008 5:34:04 PM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Looks like their armed forces need additional training.

French have fun with guns


French army chief quits over shooting at show
General takes blame after real bullets hit 17 at military demonstration

updated 2:43 p.m. PT, Tues., July. 1, 2008
PARIS - France's army chief resigned Tuesday following a weekend military show in which 17 people were shot and wounded when real bullets were used instead of blanks. The country's defense minister suspended the use of blank munitions at public military shows.

President Nicolas Sarkozy accepted Gen. Bruno Cuche's resignation, Sarkozy's office said Tuesday.

Speaking on France-Info radio, Defense Minister Herve Morin praised Cuche as "a man with a conscience" who had made the decision to resign himself and had not been forced out.


"He felt that the ... tragedy, beyond the incident linked to personal mistakes, revealed organizational defaults, malfunctionings," Morin later told reporters at a news conference Tuesday. He added that the general had brought up the possibility of resigning on Sunday, only hours after the incident.

Investigators were looking into Sunday's display of hostage-freeing techniques at the Laperrine military barracks in southern France. The military blamed the shooting at a parachute regiment's open day for the public on "serious failings."

Most of those injured were civilians, and three were children. Hospital officials said Monday that none of the injuries appeared life-threatening.

'He made a mistake'
The soldier who fired the bullets was quickly taken into custody. Montpellier Prosecutor Brice Robin said the shooting appeared to be unintentional.

"According to his early statements, it appears that he made a mistake while loading his gun," Robin said. "This act was absolutely not premeditated; I want to be clear about this point."

Without waiting for the results of the judicial and military investigations, Morin ordered the army chief of staff to prepare punishments for those responsible, the ministry said in a statement. It did not elaborate on what the sanctions would be.

Sarkozy had promised there would be "consequences" after the shooting.

"Everybody knows that you mustn't point a gun at the public," Morin said at Tuesday's press conference.


Hell, I didn't even think they had a military...


Dont you guys usually give me a large ammount of crap for quoting the 1st post as the second post?
7/2/2008 5:35:19 PM EDT
[#9]

Quoted:
Dont you guys usually give me a large ammount of crap for quoting the 1st post as the second post?





Quoted:

Quoted:


Did you really just do that?
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