Independent · Read · October 20, 2026
Oct 19 · France imposes curfews after its worst rioting in years
Drop Site News: 2,400+ arrested in French protests (Drop Site Daily)
Grade B (82/100). Brief, quotes officials
Lehrer score 82/100 (−18 unnamed source/unsourced figure: “with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in some 140 cities and towns”). Fixed scale: 90+ A, 80s B, 70s C, 60s D, under 60 F → B.
Turnout figure unsourced
Agrees: Same 2,400 arrests and curfews.
Splits: Turnout figure given without a source.
- Met. Rule: do nothing I cannot defend (officials quoted by name)
- Broken. Lehrer: do nothing I cannot defend (attribute claims) (“with hundreds of thousands taking to the streets in some 140 cities and towns”)