Youngsters in Marseille: Pirals of violence of the drug bands escalated
in Marseille, a city in southern France, the population is shaken by an alarming wave of violence that is triggered by conflicts between drug gangs. It is tragic that it becomes clear that younger people are involved in both perpetrators and as a victim in these aggressive clashes. The public prosecutor of Marseille, Nicolas Bessone, described the situation as a "extraordinary, unprecedented violence". In particular, the murder cases of a 15-year-old and a 14-year-old throw a bright light on the problem that the city is plaguing.
The 15-year-old was brutally killed after he was supposed to commit an order murder. Before that, he was armed with a firearm to initiate a confrontation with a rival gang. The investigators attribute the recent acts of violence to the struggle between the "DZ Mafia" and the "Clan des Black", who fight for a highly competitive drug sales.
brutal violence and order murders
The situation escalated dramatically when the 15-year-old was unable to successfully complete his mission. Instead, he was discovered by members of the rival gait who surprised him and brutally attack it. They stamped on him 50 times, due to his shots and set him on fire with a lively body. This was done on the command of a 23-year-old who was previously imprisoned and maintained the connection to the corridor.
In order to practice retaliation, this 23-year-old hired a 14-year-old as a contract killer with the aim of punishing the perpetrator for the murders. The amount he wanted to offer for this murder was 50,000 euros. But the 14-year-old suffered a fate similar to his predecessor: While he drove to his destination with a rental car, he apparently recognized his potential victim and asked the taxi driver to stop briefly. The taxi driver, a 37-year-old family man, refused, and the young killer promptly shot into his head-further proof of the frightening brutalization of the youth in the region.
It is particularly tragic that the taxi driver had nothing to do with the drug environment. The court emphasized that he was only doing his job and was in the wrong place at the wrong time. The shattering reality of these acts of violence shows how bad the situation in Marseille is - the suffering of the civilian population is often unnoticed in the middle of these drug wars. According to the prosecutor, there is a worrying trend that more and more young people are involved in this street crime.
The obvious rejuvenation of the perpetrators and victims not only raises questions about the social structure of the families concerned, but also about the willingness of the young people to plunge into such a violent life. The drug trade ring and the associated acts of violence show the deep cracks in society, which result from economic factors and a lack of perspectives
To combat these violent spiral, experts demand sustainable measures that go beyond superficial solutions. The city and the responsible authorities are now faced with the challenge of not only fighting the gang crime that seems to be independent, but also to raise awareness of prevention among young people.
The uncomfortable truth that Marseille experiences today is that the drug war and the associated violence are not only limited to the criminal gangs. This situation has long since exceeded the limits of the underworld and is now also calling for uninvolved citizens who only want to live their lives. More details on this worrying location are in a recent report
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