"It's not normal that today, in France, young people are being killed like this," says a demonstrator outside the Nanterre courthouse where some 30 people gather to protest police violence. They also criticize the arrests and prison sentences handed down after the riots triggered by the death of 17-year-old Nahel M. at the hands of a policeman in Nanterre on June 27. Nationwide, more than 3,700 people were taken into police custody and nearly 600 appeared in court. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES