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I'm a single woman and i live in France (i was born here). Today i went to a local coffee place to have a simple coffee, i chose to sit outside because the weather was mild. The TV screen inside was showing images of the ongoing attack in Mali, and i vaguely noticed people talking about it in an excited way as if it was good. As i sat down, i noticed 3 men of arabic origins standing at my left, they were chatting and smoking, they were also clients of the coffee place. At first i was just annoyed because one of them was smoking a joint and the smell was bothering me, but then i heard their conversation and i froze. One man said "well i was just recently in belgium, in that city molenbeek, and some of the guys were refusing to depart unless they got paid first". His friend answered "really?". He said, "well, yeah, you know these guys are gonna get killed (he used slang terms in french for killed), so of course they want the money for their family and parents. But you know it's all gonna calm down for 4 to 5 months then it'll start up again.
When i heard this, i got scared they might realize i was listening so i kept my head turned away from them, avoiding eye contact, i quickly finished my coffee then i got up as if i was done and ready to continue my day, i grabbed my handbag and acted all feminine and cute,then i walked by them, one of them looked at me with a lot of hostile intimidating energy, i ignored him and walked away. I got on a bus 100 meters away and went straight to the police station where i reported everything. The police took it very seriously and they jumped in teams and cars to descend upon the coffee place and make arrests. They took 5 men and brought them in for questionning, while i was ushered out the back door. Now i'm back home and i've been feeling fear, because i wonder if they might analyze what unfolded and understand that i'm the one who called the cops. My neighborhood has many "nests" of these islamic violent and France hating people. They're not even afraid to speak like this openly in a local coffee place. I live alone and to be honest i no longer feel safe here. I felt courage while it was happening but the moment i came home, i got gripped by fear and anxiety.
Please pray for me, and for France.
Thank you.
georgia.
When i heard this, i got scared they might realize i was listening so i kept my head turned away from them, avoiding eye contact, i quickly finished my coffee then i got up as if i was done and ready to continue my day, i grabbed my handbag and acted all feminine and cute,then i walked by them, one of them looked at me with a lot of hostile intimidating energy, i ignored him and walked away. I got on a bus 100 meters away and went straight to the police station where i reported everything. The police took it very seriously and they jumped in teams and cars to descend upon the coffee place and make arrests. They took 5 men and brought them in for questionning, while i was ushered out the back door. Now i'm back home and i've been feeling fear, because i wonder if they might analyze what unfolded and understand that i'm the one who called the cops. My neighborhood has many "nests" of these islamic violent and France hating people. They're not even afraid to speak like this openly in a local coffee place. I live alone and to be honest i no longer feel safe here. I felt courage while it was happening but the moment i came home, i got gripped by fear and anxiety.
Please pray for me, and for France.
Thank you.
georgia.
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