Thug country

French comic Jamel Debbouze, on Thierry Ardisson's new show 'Salut Les Terriens' last week, stated that the torching of the bus in Marseille that left a severely burned victim in the hospital could not be blamed on rioting French youths because it was a crime (actually he blurted something to the effect that it was a near crime). The riots, on the other hand, are political statements.