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'got caught with 5 kilo's of their own...'


One problem with this scene... They are all holding semi or fully automatic weapons which would be far more punishable than being done for possession and/or intent to supply class A. Is it just the writer's dim view on french criminal gangs? Scared off by a bit of cocaine....

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if you drop a few firearms, or shatter a vase with 5 kgs of powder, which do you think is easier and faster to pick up without leaving a trace? how does that "more punishable" offense apply to teenagers holding those weapons?

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no i mean, they are more than happy to hang around day in day out with those weapons without the fear they would get a harsh punishment. but run at the sight of anything over 5 grams because like reece said they can get a long stich in the slammer

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You said 5 kilo's. Do you know how much that is?

Haven't seen the movie though. Came here to see reviews or whatever before I watch it.

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Loved the movie but that whole scene didn't make a bit of sense. Those kids rob them of all of their "bling" but not their money so that they can "buy" the cocaine? WTF?

I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

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Ya that was quite a lame payoff for carrying around that vase for half the movie. Like JT knew the whole time it would be used for that scene all along - gimmie a break.

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The kid gave the muslim drug dealer the ring as a token of being under his fiefdom. Im thinking the kids didnt fully rob them because the drug lord didnt want word getting out that you get robbed if you come to do business with them and he still wanted to actually "do" a drug deal with them. Also the drug lord gave them fair warning not to look at the kids.

You go in that area, you can expect to get robbed, people take that risk to get their drugs. But if the dealer simply robbed all his customers no one would ever come back.

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According to my research, even though France has some of the strictest drug laws compared to everyone else in Europe, they are the third highest consumption of cocaine on the continent. So people are making a ton of money dealing drugs, but they would still be frightened about being hauled off to prison. so its High Risk, but High Reward based on how many people are using cocaine in that country.

This link here shows European Drug laws in quick search method.

https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/topic-overviews/content/drug-law-penalties-at-a-glance_en

I just read there that: "Drug supply is punished by up to 10 years imprisonment. Leading or organising a criminal group trafficking drugs is punished by up to life imprisonment. Sale of drugs to a person for their use is punished by up to 5 years imprisonment. Penal Code, arts. 222-34 - 222-39."

Also changes have been made since 2010, France no longer cares about the quantity or even the type of drug. You can expect prison time and fines, and the only distinguishing factor is if you were using the drugs for yourself or you were selling them. And thats up to the prosecutors discretion on what they see and think.

Based on the quoted paragraph above, those children along with the adult dealers all could have faced LIFE in prison if the cops thought the five kilos from the broken vase belonged to them.

It makes way more sense now, understanding this, on why they all ran away as fast as they could.

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