Politics

Why are minors burning containers on the streets of Mataró?

At first, the sudden image. A group of young people—some of them children—are standing in the street chatting. They range in age from thirteen to eighteen, and they're teasing each other, joking, and smacking each other in a friendly manner. Across the sidewalk, there are two public order vans belonging to the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police). They're part of the reinforcement operation deployed in the Cerdanyola neighborhood of Mataró. for the riots of the last few days. There were incidents on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, but also this Monday and Tuesday. Some of these young people claim they are the ones who set fire to a container and threw eggs at the police. One fourteen-year-old even claims he ended up arrested on Tuesday night. Why do they do this?

At first, the sudden image. A group of young people—some of them children—are standing in the street chatting. They range in age from thirteen to eighteen, and they're teasing each other, joking, and smacking each other in a friendly manner.

Across the sidewalk, there are two public order vans belonging to the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police). They're part of the reinforcement operation deployed in the Cerdanyola neighborhood of Mataró. .

There were incidents on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, but also this Monday and Tuesday. Some of these young people claim they are the ones who set fire to a container and threw eggs at the police. One fourteen-year-old even claims he ended up arrested on Tuesday night.

Why do they do this?.