NormanH Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/french-reporter-who-joined-police-exposes-racism-and-violence-valentin-gendrot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckett Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 That's a depressing thing to read. It does chime with things I've been hearing and reading about, though: the poor pay, the appalling lack of resourcing (some police have to buy some of their own equipment), the way that areas of France have become no-go areas (93, even a part of Compiègne) ... it sounds like it's a war where the police are let down and - while I'm not excusing racism and homophobia - when an organisation feels like it's getting kicked, some of its members are likely to pass on the kicking down the chain of entitlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just a Frenchie Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 This journalist infiltrated 1 police station (commissariat). There's thousands of police stations in France. Writing a book about the violence in THIS police station will make people think that ALL the policemen of ALL the police stations are violent...Always the same story: take a sample and make it general: shame on the medias !I hope this guy will not be arrested for over-speeding: he could have bad time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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