☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 days agoWhy are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the peoplewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up137
arrow-up137external-linkWhy are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the peoplewww.theguardian.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Socialism@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareMalica@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up13·5 days agoI know this one! They are trained by Israel/USA?
minus-squarealcoholicorn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·5 days agoFrance has its own empire, not every extension of capitalism is an extension of the US.
minus-squareMalica@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up11·5 days agoI just thought I’d read somewhere that European cops train with American cops occasionally and share tactics.
minus-squaregeneralSecretarybird@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·5 days agoFrance definitely does, this is from 2023: The Israeli Police Commission received a fax from the French police to inquire about how to manage the crisis they are dealing with, The Israel Hayom newspaper reported. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/france-seeks-israels-help-to-deal-with-protests/2935719 It seems likely that they still cooperate.
I know this one! They are trained by Israel/USA?
France has its own empire, not every extension of capitalism is an extension of the US.
I just thought I’d read somewhere that European cops train with American cops occasionally and share tactics.
France definitely does, this is from 2023:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/france-seeks-israels-help-to-deal-with-protests/2935719
It seems likely that they still cooperate.