The Paris massacre of 1961 occurred on 17 October 1961, during the Algerian War (1954–62). Under orders from the head of the Parisian police, Maurice Papon, the French National Police attacked a demonstration by 30,000 pro-National Liberation Front (FLN) Algerians. After 37 years of denial and censorship of the press, in 1998 the French government finally acknowledged 40 deaths, although there are estimates of 100 to 300 victims. Death was due to heavy-handed beating by the police, as well as mass drownings, as police officers threw demonstrators into the river Seine.
There were multiple episodes of violence between French police and the French Algerian community during the Algerian War. The police department was racist on an institutional level and terrorized Algerians with violence; pro-liberation Algerians targeted and killed police with bombing campaigns.
It was in this context that the head of the Parisian police, Maurice Papon (a former Nazi collaborator later convicted of crimes against humanity) ordered police to kill Algerians, insisting that they would be protected from any consequences.
Under these orders, the French National Police attacked a demonstration by 30,000 pro-National Liberation Front (FLN) Algerians on October 17th, beating dozens to death and throwing people into the Seine river, where many drowned.
Forty years after the massacre, on 17 October 2001, Bertrand Delanoë, the Socialist Mayor of Paris, put up a plaque in remembrance of the massacre on the Pont Saint-Michel. How many demonstrators were killed is still unclear. In the absence of official estimates, the plaque commemorating the massacre reads, "In memory of the many Algerians killed during the bloody repression of the peaceful demonstration of 17 October 1961"
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Actually you can't even buy the game. It's not purchaseable.
Depending on what days you want to play it, I'd be interested
I've got wednesdays, fridays and the weekends where I've got spare time or a hole can be opened. (Most of my schedule is pretty flexible outside of Monday, Tuesday and Thursday).
Friday nights would be cool with me, depending on when you would want to start and end :comfy:
We shall aim for fridays then, if I can entice other people. :quokka-smile:
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Is it tic tac toe? I'm alright at playing tic tac toe.
It's a role-playing game :blob-no-thoughts: only real way to be bad at them is to role play a chud
so be me then? Sounds like an easy time
Well except you have to also be mormon. If you're up for playing yourself as an old west mormon that'd be cool.
I'll be the mormon of the Immeasurable Light and Life schism.
Ayyy, we're aiming for fridays but there are other days that would work if there's any schedule conflicts :crush:
well as long as it's not too late for me since I work at 3 the following morning.
Oh I definitely don't think it'll be running too late. @impsimps is gonna make a discord and we can all figure out the best time :comfy:
Also sorry your job makes you get up that early :(.
alright I'll be waiting for your dms
@kingspooky I know you're busy so it's fine if you cant but if you'd like to use your creative skills on a role playing game that'd be cool as fuck :hyperflush:
Ahh normally I'd love to but rn I'm in three active tabletop campaigns
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damn you're good.
Told you :big-cool:
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Damn. I am in awe.
Okay so I'm gonna set up a roll20 thing and a discord. I did not expect it to go this fast.
Huh what game, now?
Dogs in the vinyard, it's a tabletop rpg where you play a "mormon" missionary in a sort of pseudo western, and run around exorcising/shooting demons, delivering mail, and interpreting scripture. Making up the rules of the religion is a game mechanic.
Sounds like fun, I'm down :comfy: