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He handed himself in days after the incident, which took place 4 years ago. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-47229968

I'm currently reading The French Intifada by Andrew Hussey. Worth a look if you want a bit more insight into what's going on in France.

Feck me. Utterly unsurprising that him and his ilk fell for it though.

There's a lot of hate on both sides and not much understanding on either.

I agree with the tweeter. Imagine donating money to someone that has just shot and killed a 17-year-old kid.

49 arrests yesterday compared to more than 2000 across Friday and Saturday.

Soft-touch Britain.

It's been widely reported that the boy killed by the police had had numerous run-ins with law enforcement in relation to driving.

It turns out he was in fact the 16th citizen to die at the hands of the police in the last 18 months. As far as I know, there have been no convictions. Last year, 3 police officers were found guilty of manslaughter after choking a 33-year-old man to death in 2015. They each received a...

Currently, in a wine bar, Harry. Will get back to you tomorrow.

For a start read this: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/france/article/2023/05/01/france-slammed-at-un-over-racism-police-violence_6025018_7.html and the France 24 article I shared earlier in the thread. I'll try to get back to you about what I mean by societal issues tomorrow as I'm just heading out...

It's not one police officer, is it? The fact this incident was filmed made it a tipping point but it's just one of many deaths at the hands of the French police. Together with the other societal issues they have, it's little wonder we're witnessing these scenes.

I guess the officer wasn't very well trained then as before pulling the trigger he said “You are going to get a bullet in the head”.

I was commenting on what seemed to be a fairly dismissive tone in your post.

Yes, because people nicking some trainers is the thing to focus on rather than the police murdering civilians.

Some police incident? A 17-year-old boy was shot in the head at point blank range.

This is worth a read for some background https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230629-why-deadly-police-shootings-are-on-the-rise-on-france-s-roads

This. He was the 14th person to be killed by the police at traffic stops in the past 18 months.