Counter-intuitive facts regarding the riots in France

The French people riot and protest so often that
public authority might seem weak,
but in reality, they suppress violent protests
quite aggressively within Europe.
During the actual pension reform protests,
over 1,800 people among those arrested were prosecuted,
and it is said that 80 percent of them were sentenced to prison.
Seeing how they keep acting up despite such harsh measures,
it seems they treat rioting like a casual pastime.