What happened overnight to Green-Left MP Francesco Emilio Borelli in Tavernanova, between Casalnuovo and Pomigliano d'Arco, is unbelievable. The MP, along with journalist Pino Grazioli, was conducting an inspection to expose and denounce the uncivilized behavior of some uncivilized individuals who daily consume food and drinks from McDonald's, then throw food, containers, paper, wrappers, cups, and plastic containers into the parking lot of the car wash next door.
At a certain point, when the parking lot began to fill with teenagers and older youths, the atmosphere became tense. Some individuals hurled insults and threats at Borrelli and his escort. Two youths on scooters, wearing hoods, even approached, shouting, "We'll shoot you in the legs."
In the meantime, other young people arrived in cars at full speed, skidding in the parking lot, and began to threaten Borrelli. The escort men called for reinforcements, but in the meantime they assessed the dangerousness of the situation and decided to move away. Both the officers' car and Grazioli's car were, however, chased by cars and scooters for a long stretch by a group of individuals whose aim was to intimidate and cause damage.
"Outside McDonald's, unfortunately, the level of incivility is extremely high, and what happened last night shows the kind of people who frequent such places. They hurled insults and threats at us when they were off camera, only to deny everything when we asked for explanations. Fights and stabbings are commonplace. The atmosphere became very tense when two guys on motorcycles without helmets threatened to shoot me ," commented Borrelli.
"Given the dangerousness of the situation, since at a certain point we were literally surrounded by threatening individuals who fear nothing since they also chased us. In the incredible chase a scooter and two cars tried to come alongside us and hit Pino Grazioli's car with a blunt object trying to make it go off the road. It was an absurd evening that shows how much more controls are needed in these places and how certain kids feel like they own entire areas considering themselves untouchable".
"Aside from the McDonald's situation, we live in an area where crime and violence are taking away space from legality and security. If they think they have intimidated me, they are very wrong since I immediately asked for frontal interventions to clean up the area and I will return shortly. We cannot allow these criminals to make the locals and those who want to spend an evening of leisure live in terror".
