France: Pedestrians Dragged by Car for Laughs

Hat tip Fria Tider, Vlad Tepes, and Gates of Vienna. Translation by Fousesquawk.

*Updated 1-11-22. Two suspects are now in custody. Translation of article below is pending.

https://www.europe1.fr/societe/pietons-traines-en-voiture-un-retraite-porte-plainte-deux-individus-interpelles-4087187

On Sunday night in Seine-Saint-Denis, a municipality in Eastern Paris, a vehicle with at least two men dragged two pedestrians along the street until they fell on the road. The driver lured the victims to the car by asking them for a cigarette, then grabbing their hands and continuing to drive. 

In addition, these men videotaped what they did and posted it on social media, from which it was reported to the police. At this time, police are attempting to identify and arrest the occupants of the vehicle.

In the photo below, you can see one of the victims as he is running along the car and trying to free himself before collapsing on the street. This image was published by French police. In addition, the Swedish blog, Fria Tider, in reporting the story, posted the video the perpetrators had placed on social media. That video shows a second victim (wearing a mask) also running alongside the car before falling to the street. All this as the perpetrators laughed hysterically. In the video, and as reported by Europe 1 (France) below: The driver tells the victim, "Wallah (I swear by God in Arabic), you're going to run" (in French).

"Evening giggles"

The below article from Europe 1 is translated by Fousesquawk. Sub-titling of the above-referenced video is pending.

 https://www.europe1.fr/faits-divers/seine-saint-denis-un-automobiliste-samuse-a-trainer-des-pietons-en-roulant-4087040

Seine-Saint Denis: A driver has fun dragging pedestrians while driving

January 10, 13:57, Europe 1 with Agence France Presse

An investigation has been opened after the dissemination of a video showing a driver who has fun by grabbing and dragging two pedestrians until they fall, Sunday at Noisy-le-Sec (Seine Saint-Denis), we have learned Monday through police sources. Multiple reports have taken place on the Pharos Platform.

An investigation has been opened after the dissemination of a video showing a driver who has fun by grabbing and dragging two pedestrians until they fall, Sunday at Noisy-le-Sec (Seine-Saint-Denis), we have learned Monday through police sources. Multiple reports have taken place on the Pharos Platform. "An investigation has immediately been initiated to identify the perpetrators of this gratuitous attack," tweeted the prefecture of police in Paris, indicating that it resulted from multiple Internet reports on Pharos, a platform created in 2009 to report illicit content and behavior online.

Tweet:

Prefecture of Police

The Prefecture of Police thank the internet users who transmitted this video on the Pharos reporting portal. An investigation has immediately been initiated to identify the perpetrators of this gratuitous attack.

A video captioned, "Evening giggles"

The amateur video, captioned, "Evening giggles", joins two extracts which each last a few seconds. The passenger films the driver, who holds onto a man while continuing to drive, which forces the victim to run until falling to the ground. Then it is the turn of another man to be subjected to the same. "Wallah (Arabic for 'I swear by God'), you are going to run!" the driver tells him. "Stop your bullshit!"" Stop, I'm going to fall!" the pedestrian begs, held by the hand.

The scenes provoked hilarity on the part of the occupants of the vehicle. One of the victims, in his 60s, filed a complaint for the events that played out early Sunday morning, indicated a police source. The man was lightly injured in sprawling onto the road and suffered head and body contusions, she (police source) stated. The perpetrators were being actively sought Monday.