Did anyone else read the report of the Champions League final debacle? The police unilaterally started diverting fans away from the RER B to the RER D, then when the crowds bottlenecked along the narrow route from the RER D station, gangs began mugging the fans. The police did little to protect fans from the gangs. The Athletic has a chilling account of a moment when two police officers were asked to help a Liverpool fan whose leg had been smashed by a hammer. The cops shrugged and said "This is Saint Denis."
I had my family in that stadium a few weeks later when the official line was that Liverpool fans without tickets caused the chaos. If I had known that story was a lie and that the police were largely to blame for what unfolded, I would have never taken my family there. I hope people keep that in mind when considering attending any Olympic events at the Stade de France. I also hope the rail unions reconsider scheduling strikes on days when special events are occurring. The police overreacted (the RER B was operating at 80% capacity that day), but the strike helped set some of the mayhem in motion.