Sadly that smacks of outright racismâŚ
I can only agree Jane.
Izzy x
Sadly I have to agree
the personne responsible for âlocking upâ the cathedral, has been released without charge⌠
That is good news Stella. Thanks for the update. Shameful that he was detained at all.
Izzy x
Itâs dreadful that he was detained at allâŚone could presume it was yet another case of âlook for the nearest black manâ. It seems that he has had a traumatic past, and being taken off by french police probably wonât help his recovery.
One would really have thought that the police would be a bit more careful right now.
The gentleman who was detained, is a Nantes parishioner. He is a volunteer, who was responsible for locking-up the cathedral on Friday night. (the fire was discovered early Saturday)
He would have been the last person in the cathedral the night before the fire, which is why he was brought in for questioning and detained while investigations were madeâŚ
Subsequently, he was released without any charges and without a blot on his character.
Seems like they were doing their job.
If I had been the last person on the scene, I would expect to be required to âhelp the police with their enquiries.â
Iâm not sure how it works in France but in the UK you can be a witness without being detained or âbrought in for questioning â. In fact if you did start detaining witnesses you would probably find very few people who saw anything any time
Precisely! This was heavy handed at best. Questioned - yes. But detained - no.
Not just a witness, but the last person known to have been on the premises.
They quickly established his innocence.
But what if he had been guilty and had gone off and set light to another building?
I am totally amazed that a volunteer was responsible for locking up such a precious monument.
Surely, one of the Cathedral staff should have been charged with this job.
Volunteers play quite a large part in everyday life⌠
I know they do, but it is a huge responsibility and I can see that the way that this poor chap was treated will not help getting other volunteers.
It is the case that that the last person to lock up, whatever their colour, would be the prime suspect, just as husbands are if a wife goes missing.
Not necessarily
The person locking up ,or the husband of the missing wife wonât necessarily be â prime suspect â. The circumstances will be looked at closely
@Eddie, youâre making progress! 
I counted about fifteen alternatives in @Jane_Williamsonâs post where âit ainât necessarily soâ that⌠