2y ago

French police kill teen who refused traffic stop

www.bbc.com

Anger in Paris after police kill teen who refused traffic stop

A 17-year-old is shot dead near Paris in broad daylight after failing to obey traffic police.

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- ACAB
- Remember kids: ALL COPS ARE BASTARDS. No exceptions, nowhere in the world.
  This is the mantra of lemmy.ml.
  Tell us, how are russian and chinese cops?
  
  Russian and Chinese authoritarianism is bad. America incarcerates more people than both. A French cop shooting a 17 year old during a traffic stop is probably also not a useful use of state force. I could be wrong, but I hope this answers your question.
  
  Bastards. I think he was clear. Even Russian and Chinese cops.
  
  This is the mantra of lemmy.ml.
  Tell us, how are russian and chinese cops?
  It's more of an anarchist thing, to be fair.
  They're bastards, obv. Like it says in the OP.
- Remember kids - this is making a blanket assertion about - what several million people? - across all countries and culture worldwide. It's a ludicrous asserting and part of the war on nuance.
@sendingmath I'm gonna guess the kid wasn't white :(
- This was him:
Another example of exported American culture
- So anytime something bad happens it’s because of America? That’s convenient. I’m pretty sure law enforcement violence was around long before America.
  
  Yeah but we perfected it. USA USA!!!
Damn
@sendingmath Macron is coming out for the family, against the police
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66045686
"French President Emmanuel Macron came out quickly and strongly in support of the family of 17-year-old Nahel M, calling his shooting by police "inexplicable and inexcusable".
The teenager was shot in his car in the Paris region after failing to stop when ordered to by traffic police.
Video of the incident on social media shows an officer pointing a gun at the driver of a car. The officer then appears to fire at point-blank range as the driver tries to drive off.
Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne said the video of his killing contained "shocking images showing a police intervention manifestly in contravention of the rules".
And Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said that if the "content of the video is confirmed, there is no way that the act which we see there can be justified."
It looks very much as if the government has made a coordinated effort to send out a message of appeasement and pacification.
The police unions are not happy."
TFSB

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