if a step forward had been taken with the decision of the city of Paris to put a commemorative plaque on the Pont Saint-Michel, deplored that the text which was chosen for it invokes neither the idea of a crime against humanity nor the responsibility of the author of the crime, the state. Thus, in no case does this Parisian initiative exempt the highest national authorities from taking responsibility. In addition, if [former Socialist Prime minister Lionel Jospin personally expressed himself last year 2000 by speaking of "tragic events", neither the police's responsibility in the crime nor that of those politically responsible at the time have been clearly established, much less officially condemned.