After several days during which politicians spent their time hurling insults at each other without any regard for the memory of the victims, calm and especially reason seem to have returned.
The judicial and administrative investigations will tell us in some time whether there were any failures and on whose part in the security measures on the night of July 14.
In the meantime, silence is essential. It is better to expend energies on useful initiatives rather than on pointless statements.
We must heal the wounds and move forward. It is not easy to do so when there is mutual accusation. In this regard, some people behaved like arsonists when the situation needed no such thing, far from it.
Last Monday, the laying of a wreath by the municipal police in tribute to the victims, in the presence of more than 130 municipal police officers and public road surveillance agents (ASVP), was deserted by the national police. The few who were present did not wear their uniforms.
What a shame because the atmosphere was poignant: faces overwhelmed with emotion, caps on hearts during the minute of silence.
In the evening, three Niçois — Franck, Gwenaël, and Alexandre — were awarded the medal of the City of Nice for their heroic actions aimed at stopping the terrorist’s truck on the Promenade des Anglais.
The former LR mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, spoke in the vast office of the town hall that he has never abandoned. He warmly congratulated them for their acts of bravery.
Thibault Bourru
