Une Charge De Merde

Accountability and fascism have never been particularly good bedfellows.



Oh what a brilliant way to inspire trust in French police.



Police officers arresting suspects, taunting protesters and allegedly committing acts of violence against members of ethnic minorities should not be stopped. Just its documentation.

Amplify’d from www.nytimes.com

Court Orders French Cop-Watching Site Blocked

PARIS — A court here has ruled that French Internet service providers must block access to a Web site that shows pictures and videos of police officers arresting suspects, taunting protesters and allegedly committing acts of violence against members of ethnic minorities.

Law enforcement officials, who had denounced the site as an incitement to violence against the police, welcomed the decision.

The police had said they were particularly concerned about portions of the site showing identifiable photos of police officers, along with personal data — including some cases in which officers are said to express far-right sympathies on social networks.

A report by Amnesty International in 2009 was sharply critical of the French record on police brutality, as well as the authorities’ response. “Allegations of beatings, racial abuse, excessive force and even unlawful killings by French police are rarely investigated effectively and those responsible are seldom brought to justice,” the report said. Read more at www.nytimes.com

 

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