In the merciless world of organized crime, Uberization reaches unprecedented limits. Police officers and magistrates have observed that drug dealers and thieves are now recruiting their workforce on social networks.
“These young people are subject to the screen effect and the trivialization of evil,” warns a specialized Parisian magistrate. It's the story of Anatole (first name has been changed) who got lost in a world beyond him. At 17, this high school student with a clean criminal record agreed to cross all of France to take part in a settling of scores in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône). In June, this good student decided to respond to an ad on the Telegram network posted by “the Marignane clan” “He lives in a working-class neighborhood but it’s far from the worst,’ explains a source close to the case. This team of dealers from the Marseille city offers a sum of 10,000 euros to eliminate a competitor.