Editing Jules Bonnot (section)

== Adoption of Illegalism ==
[[File:Bonnot01.jpg|thumb|right|A 1912 police record and 1910 photo of Bonnot taken in [[Lyon]]]]In 1907, Bonnot began working at a factory as a [[mechanic]] in Lyon. As a result, he acquired a [[driver's license]]. Bonnot became frustrated with the constant unemployment and poverty. He felt that the new French society had turned its back on the common man, the worker, and the [[proletariat]].<ref name=":1" /> During this time, he joined the local anarchist and individualist meetings and partook in [[counterfeit]]ing, which he learned from several members of the group. The group was made up of like-minded individuals frustrated with the bourgeois and [[capitalistic]] society.<ref name=":0" />

With another member of the anarchist group named Platano, Bonnot began [[burglarizing]] local companies and houses with the usage of his driver's license. According to Bonnot, the best way to fight against this new French society was to live outside the law and to get retribution against the wealthy. He began specializing in using motor vehicles to make a quick getaway from each incident. His group of anarchists burglarized many items that they rented a place out to store it all. In one particular occasion, Bonnot stole upwards of thirty-five thousand [[franc]]s by utilizing the motor vehicle to great effect. He always considered himself as a professional burglar and favored wealthy outfits, a well-groomed appearance, and swift robberies.<ref name=":1" />

This philosophy that he and his anarchist partners adopted and lived by was [[illegalism]], a form of anarchism. In late 1911, the garages that held all the robbed items were discovered by the police. In response, both Bonnot and Platano fled to Paris; however, in a freak accident, Platano was fatally shot while fiddling around with his own pistol. As a result, blame was inevitably placed on Bonnot, for Platano had a considerable amount of money under his name. Bonnot then became wanted for murder and burglary by the Lyon police.<ref name=":0" />