Video Shows Angry French Shoppers Being Blocked From Entering Supermarket Because They Don’t Have COVID Passports

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[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This is partially disinformation.

You can read about it here in the comments: https://twitter.com/TeaBoots/status/1428359929098768384

TL:DR - It's not a supermarket. It's a mall. This particular mall wanted visitors to show their vaccine cards on entry. The mall knew there would be a crowd of crazy people who would want to use this opportunity to protest, and thus requested extra policemen to attend. The protestors were allowed into the mall, after they filmed themselves yelling, "No to the health pass". Macron recently allowed businesses to ask for the vaccine card before entry. 99.9% of supermarkets are NOT asking for the vaccine card (see the comments). It's a propaganda post created by anti-vaxxers and anti-Macron right-wing assholes to make others think that France is in peril. It's bullshit.

[–]democracy_blows 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

A few things here (with citations).

France has stated that a "health pass" would be required for cafes, restaurants, shopping centres, hospitals, retirement homes and social institutions, as well as for long-distance trips on flights, trains or buses (https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-france-has-not-banned-unvaccinated-people-from-purchasing-food-at-supermarkets-1828670-2021-07-15)

The health passes are required in places of 50 people or more (https://www.gouvernement.fr/pass-sanitaire-toutes-les-reponses-a-vos-questions). To be fair however, after August 9th the 50 people requirement was removed (and no limit was specifically set).

I find your 99.9% number questionable. Where did you find that, beside the hyper-reliable twatter comments? Also, if they are requiring to show these passes, one would logically assume that at some point, they would not allow those without the passes or else this whole thing literally serves no purpose.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I find your 99.9% number questionable. Where did you find that,

It's the law.

While the pass will be needed to get access to shopping centers, the government was careful to exclude supermarkets. This means that French citizens who have not been vaccinated and haven’t got a negative test, will still be able to shop for food.

https://www.politico.eu/article/emmanuel-macron-coronavirus-vaccine-france/

[–]democracy_blows 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Incrementalism: belief in or advocacy of change by degrees; gradualism

Also, I highly doubt the law stipulated 99.9%.