Fuck the Olympics. This stinks of a way to sterilise the city of anything that isn't new, shiny, plasticky, shit. Let them stay.

If they really wanna do Paris a service they should start by dealing with all the pickpockets and bike thief first. My girlfriend has had 4 bikes stolen so far.

Souce: I live in Paris

Wow what an unnecessary thing to potentially destroy the livelihood of these people. The police sure can find a way to maintain security without moving the boxes, it should not be a big deal.

Without reading the article I am going to assume that the police will start trashing their stands and throwing their books in the river as a means to promote their move. I'm picturing some organized crime style protections racket shit. "if you knew what was good for you, you wouldn't be here when we get back."

edit: spelling

The only thing I like more than sports (statistics) is books.

Don't move an inch until you're forced