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Ilan Gabet stated that Laurent Nuñez had not suspended the use of distraction grenades, but only that of sound grenades, which he claimed had been used since this year. He added that the GM2L and GENL grenades would continue to be used. He cited the case of a protester who fell into a coma in 2023 after being struck by a GM2L, which he presented as an example among dozens of serious injuries. He described distraction grenades as war material and denounced a public relations operation. #Sécurité #Manifestation #Grenades (translated)

The author wrote that it took three weeks of mobilization and that young people aged 15 to 18 were maimed for life before Nuñez suspended the use of deafening grenades against them. He asked when these grenades would be permanently banned, as well as the non-lethal grenades, which he described as even more lethal. https://t.co/3XdNt45pWh #Mobilisation #DroitsDesJeunes #SécuritéPublique #FR (translated)

The author wrote that a fifteen-year-old had his hand blown off by a grenade used for breaking a siege yesterday morning in Lens, and that another teenager had lost an eye. He stated that whether the first one picked up the grenade or not did not change the severity of the tragedy, and attributed this violence to a lack. (translated)

Alain Bauer, emeritus professor of criminology, emphasizes that the French police is the only one in Europe to use the disencirclement grenade, a tool qualified as a weapon of war, during law enforcement operations in student movements. #GrenadeDeDésencerclement #MouvementLycéen #MaintienDeLOrdre (translated)

Press Briefs described a strong rise in tensions on the eve of what the report referred to as the "act III" of the high school mobilization, scheduled for Tuesday, October 6. According to the author, more than 5,000 people had been arrested in a few days, about 85% of whom were minors, and nearly 200 students had been injured. He cited several serious injuries: a 16-year-old had lost the use of an eye in Tours, a 14-year-old had been seriously injured in the jaw and teeth in Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône, a high school student had been injured in the eye in Argenteuil, and on Monday in Lens, a 15-year-old had his hand blown off by the explosion of a de-escalation grenade. Press Briefs added that six investigations by the IGPN were recorded on Monday afternoon. The author reminded that the demands were particularly about the lack of teachers and staff, overcrowded classes, learning conditions, inequalities in resources, and Parcoursup. He reported that the Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñez, had stated that he had given no instructions aimed at limiting the action of the law enforcement agencies nor requested that they forgo their intermediate weaponry. Press Briefs also estimated that the media coverage gave a dominant place to damage, clashes, and law enforcement, to the detriment of the demands and the use of force. In support of this criticism, the author cited a count by Acrimed covering four days of 1 PM and 8 PM news programs on France 2. Of the 24 minutes and 53 seconds dedicated to mobilizations, 19 minutes and 26 seconds, nearly 78%, were said to have focused on violence and clashes. The demands received 1 minute and 56 seconds, a potential disproportionate police response 47 seconds, and the government's accusations against LFI 2 minutes and 58 seconds. Press Briefs also reported that the League of Human Rights, the Lawyers' Union of France, and the Magistrates' Union had criticized the police response and raised concerns about the rights of minors and the rule of law. The Magistrates' Union had described it as brutal and inappropriate for a movement composed mainly of young people, according to the author. #Lyceens #Mobilisation #ViolencesPolicieres (translated)

Mister Flech wrote that no one wanted to see the image of a high school student whose hand had been torn off. He argued that a stun grenade could cause such injuries, and then questioned the normalization of the use of explosive grenades in crowds. According to him, this practice did not de-escalate the situation, but produced the opposite effect. #violence #sécurité #droitshomme (translated)

Antoine Léaument stated that a high school student lost a hand after the explosion of a stun grenade. He expressed his support for the young man, his family, and his loved ones, and urged Laurent Nuñez to condemn police violence and to call for calm among the police officers. https://t.co/DIE3YJLQEQ #ViolencesPolicières #Soutien #Justice (translated)

Thomas Portes stated that a 15-year-old high school student had his hand torn off by a disencirclement grenade in front of his high school in Lens. He accused the police, in Macron's France, of blinding and mutilating mobilized high school students, describing these acts as police brutality rather than law enforcement. He expressed his support for the young man and sent his thoughts to his family and loved ones. #Lycéen #Police #Violence (translated)