French police kill teen who refused traffic stop
French police kill teen who refused traffic stop
Unrest follows the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old who failed to obey traffic police.
A 17-year-old is shot dead near Paris in broad daylight after failing to obey traffic police.
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 America made it bigger. Especially with movies, it is so rare to see an American movie without some gun or shooting.
I'm not saying that the policeman was watching a lot of American movies. But this culture of "shoot on sight" is a thing on many american movies.
@sendingmath I'm gonna guess the kid wasn't white :(
TFSB
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."