comparison for americans: more tear gas was used in rennes, a medium sized city in france in one day of protests last month, then was used in portland OR during the entirety of the summer 2020 uprisings
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@dangerdyke most Anglo leftists really have no idea how brutal and violent french cops are
@anhedonie@chaosfem.tw @dangerdyke@translunar.academy Without ever having been, some years ago I watched a documentary about french police brutality. It was actually quite interesting, it doesn't reach across the pond but apparently french cops have a well earned reputation.
The documentary went into their history as nazi collaborators and then later being used to suppress colonies abroad. None of which makes it really surprising that they're still among the worlds worst.
@dangerdyke I was really hoping that this wave of protests in France would finally kill the "we cannot do anything but civil obedience because our cops are brutal, unlike French cops" meme but I doubt the navel will ever stop gazing