Par Writing Lyon
Published on Jun 13 ’22 at 6:57 PM
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Almost five nights out of seven, the same story repeats itself. Rue Désirée (1st arrondissement of Lyon), at the corner of rue Romarin and close to the Hôtel de Ville, became the scene of fights and all kinds of nuisance around 2 am.
Neighborhood very popular with night owls for its bars and its festive atmosphere, it is also widely frequented by drug dealers and all those who hang around aimlessly. An explosive cocktail that rots the lives of the inhabitants.
–“I have neighbors who no longer dare to leave their homes at night”
For several months, the phenomenon even seems to have grown. “It farts about three to four times a week. The only days off are Sundays and Mondays. There are fights all the time, more and more thefts… By summer, there will be a stab wound or something really serious”, warns a resident, whose window directly overlooks the street.
Recently, the latter filmed a violent brawl between dozens of young people. In particular, we see several individuals kicking the head of a person on the ground, unconscious. One example among many others because videos of the same type, this inhabitant has several in his possession.
VIDEO. Fights, police intervention… Images of violence in the street
“I am collecting evidence to alert the authorities. This is no longer possible. We are not calm. We try to avoid going home between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., we have to be careful that our building door is closed otherwise people try to come in… I have older neighbours, who don’t no longer dare to leave their homes at night. »
If he calls the police regularly, it would sometimes be difficult for them to intervene in time.
Street covered in vomit, screams…
The man, who has lived in this street for almost two years, also complains of noise pollution in addition to growing insecurity. On this subject, he points the finger at certain bars, such as Ayers Rock, whose clientele cannot stand.
“These are very young people who party like there’s no tomorrow. As a result, the street is covered in vomit, they scream and continue their evenings outside after leaving the bar…”.
Despite everything, he relativizes and believes that “if the bar was closed, there would only be room for fights” and that the street would really become “a cutthroat”.
“It is not the activity of bars that generates delinquency and fights”
Precisely, on the side of the bars, the concern is also growing. The director of Hell’s Kitchen and Ayers Rock insists on the importance of not conflating his clientele with the “organized gangs that hang out in the neighborhood”.
–“It is not the activity of bars that generates delinquency and fights. On the contrary, our customers are even victims of it and we come to fear for their safety. We must not get the wrong target because we are the first to deplore this situation and to suffer from it. We can’t take it anymore,” he says.
Regarding noise, the director says he tries to do the maximum and recalls that there are also “young people who buy alcohol in grocery stores, drink in the street” and who are sources of problems. “They cause a scandal when we don’t accept them, try to get confused with our customers…”
Soon private security services?
He now wants to write an open letter on this subject, co-signed by street traders, in order to obtain solutions from the public authorities. A petition should also be on the way. “We would also like to be able to ally with local residents, so that we can obtain an agreement to use private security services in order to limit all kinds of nuisance. »
Not long ago, a business paid the price for this situation by finding its window broken. A crime which had already been the victim of the Hell’s Kitchen.
(Ludivine Corporal with Anthony Soudani)
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