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Antoine Léaument denounced what he presented as a state scandal. He claimed that the government had assigned a role to the far left and LFI in the damages of October 17, while, according to him, the intelligence services indicated the opposite. He added that police officers were shocked and referred to excerpts from an article in Mediapart. https://t.co/qHxIRnavFk #Scandale #Politique #France (translated)

Thibault de Montbrial expressed his support for the merchants whose businesses had been looted, for the assaulted residents, as well as for the police and gendarmes on the front lines. He believed that the state must protect the French by resorting to the legitimate force granted to it by law. https://t.co/KsAGBWAvor #Soutien #Sécurité #France (translated)

The author of the message wrote that, while the authorities attributed the weekend looting to the far left and LFI, some police officers were contesting these accusations. He also reported that an intelligence commissioner claimed to have been instructed to target Jean-Luc Mélenchon's party. https://t.co/Ou12rbeEft #Politique #France #Mélenchon #FR (translated)

The author believed that the proposals from Gabriel Attal to Jordan Bardella — declaring a state of emergency, mobilizing the armed forces, and presuming the legitimacy of the use of force by police and gendarmes — illustrated, in his view, a rapprochement between the right and the far right in their responses to October 17. https://t.co/8MxGvz9GTY #Urgence #Sécurité #Politique #FR (translated)

Blue White Red! relayed comments from Cyril Hanouna, who said he did not know where Kylian Mbappé was. He also criticized the personalities who regularly shared their opinions for not having posted a message in support of France, businesses, or police officers, claiming they only thought of themselves. https://t.co/2FvuzGvO8t #CyrilHanouna #KylianMbappe #Acteurs (translated)

Impact reported the testimony of Jade H., 21 years old, who said she had rescued a man in Paris. According to her, the man was not participating in a demonstration and was walking on Rue de Rivoli with his underage cousin on Saturday, October 17, around 9 p.m., when he was allegedly struck in the head with a baton by CRS officers. Jade H. also claimed that while she was trying to help the man, the same police officers allegedly threw two tear gas grenades in their direction. She specified that she had brought first aid equipment and was wearing a white armband to be able to assist the injured. #Manifestation #Paris #Police (translated)

The author proposed to free the law enforcement forces so that they could, according to him, ensure security and restore order. He believed that police officers and gendarmes should be deployed on the ground to combat vandalism and looting, rather than being assigned to the static surveillance of buildings. https://t.co/x3vJ0mjEwT #Sécurité #Police #OrdrePublic #FR (translated)

The author argued that maintaining order should not be guided by emotion and accused Emmanuel Macron of disarming police and gendarmes with contradictory injunctions. He described the rioters as delinquents, not protesters, and called for the authority of the State to be upheld. https://t.co/DsdaagjX0C #Sécurité #OrdrePublic #État #FR (translated)

The author relayed remarks from police officers who believed that their colleagues had been overwhelmed and that no lessons had been learned from the difficulties of maintaining order during the Yellow Vests movement, neither regarding action nor de-escalation. https://t.co/1KxMS0D5X4 #GiletsJaunes #Sécurité #Policiers #FR (translated)

Matthieu Valet wrote that lawyer Seydi Ba had accused two motorcyclist police officers of theft in Limoges on October 17 and questioned the evidence on which this accusation was based. He deemed these comments serious and believed that a lawyer should measure their impact and show rigor. Valet called on the Limoges prosecutor's office and the national police to examine the statements and the actions to be taken in response. He also accused the far left of lying and said that the two police officers, like those risking their lives to protect the public, deserved respect. #Justice #Police #Accusations (translated)

Impact requested explanations for three incidents that occurred in Paris this weekend. The collective wrote that a street medic had been violently beaten by several police officers and that there had been no news about his health status. According to Impact, another video showed him being attended to by firefighters and apparently regaining consciousness. Impact also indicated that it had exchanged messages with Rafael, a 17-year-old who had recently been released from the hospital after being beaten by several police officers. The collective reported that doctors had diagnosed him with a cranial trauma, two 3 cm hematomas at the back of his skull, and multiple bruises, requiring ten additional days of care, and that the teenager remained deeply traumatized. It added that the video of the assault had been viewed millions of times and had sparked outrage even internationally. Regarding a man who died in Châtelet from Sunday night to Monday, Impact stated that the circumstances of his death remained unknown and that no link to police intervention had been established. The collective reported that Le Parisien had published a testimony from a woman mentioning numerous police charges in the area, without excluding a possible link to the death. Impact also recalled that Sébastien Lecornu had praised the absence of deaths during the violence of October 17, while the man had died the following night. Impact called on its readers to share the information and to call on Laurent Nuñez, Sébastien Lecornu, the police prefect of Paris, and the Paris public prosecutor's office to get answers regarding the three cases. The collective finally invited the public to send them testimonies, photos, and videos. #JusticePourTous #ViolencePolicière #Paris (translated)

Police officers are accused on social media of stealing shoes from a looted Lacoste store in Limoges during the protest on October 17, but the police and the prosecution deny these allegations, stating that the officers were acting as part of a judicial intervention. #Limoges #Pillages #DénonciationCalomnieuse (translated)

Impact reported, citing a witness, that on Saturday, October 17, while two police officers were apprehending a person on the ground, a young woman had taken out her phone to film. According to the witness, one of the officers approached her brandishing his tear gas canister to prevent her from filming. The witness also indicated that the officer's RIO number was not visible. #Police #Justice #France (translated)

Of course, law enforcement must be able to intervene in cases of vandalism and damage, but a 2.0 gendarmerie is a bad response. The French experience shows that brutal police repression does not calm tensions; quite the contrary," observes MP Nabil Boukili. #Gendarmerie2point0 #Sécurité #Policiers (translated)