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French girl gangs turn violentPosted on February 23, 2008
from Staff Reports
French police say they've seen a 140 percent increase in violence by teenage girls since 2002.
A recent battle at a Chelles bus station highlights the problem seen throughout French cities, The Times of London reported Saturday.
"They were fighting like the toughest of boys," said one police officer. "They had knives, screwdrivers, sticks and teargas and they were really going for each other. There must have been about 100 of them."
The conflicts often arise between girls competing for the affection of boys and escalate through the use of cell phone text messages, which tell girls where to meet for a gang fight, the British newspaper reported.
Turf wars between girls now occur nearly as frequently as battles between male gangs, The Times reported, noting the fights most often occur in French suburbs synonymous with high immigration, segregation, and crime.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
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