• KubrickFR@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    On 27 June 2023, Nahel Merzouk, a 17-year-old French youth of North African descent, was shot and killed by the police in Nanterre, a suburb of Paris, France. The Police reported it as self-defence but was later contradicted by a video posted online in which the policeman is pretty clearly in the wrong and basically just shot Nahel who was trying to flee a road interpelation. This led to widespread protests and riots, some really peaceful and some extremly violent. Which is now giving the government excuses to block social media in order to prevent further protests.

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      1 year ago

      The video posted online does not make it look as cut and dry as you put it. The kid is clearly driving away and was warned multiple times.

      EDIT: guys, maybe respond to the point instead of downvoting. Or are we back to Reddit ways?

      2nd EDIT: People are misconstruing my comment as if I’m defending the cop. I’m not condoning the actions of the police officer. All I’m saying is that it’s easy to armchair pontificate about the correct moral action. But imagine from all sides: what if the kid runs over a child and kills that child as they are speeding away. Then what? Just think it through a little more. All I’m saying is it’s not so black and white and it’s really easy for us to keyboard warrior from our office chairs.

  • Mickey7@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    If I wanted to protest a police action that I thought was unjust I would do it peacefully so that others would consider my view and give it some thought. If I wanted to be sure to turn many off to my view I would engage in the destruction of property.

  • tallwookie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    frenchies aren’t happy unless they’re rioting - I think there’s something in the water there

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      1 year ago

      I hope you’re not an American.

      Because there literally is something in the water there and people still not rioting.

      • tallwookie@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        rioting changes little, you’d think the frenchies would have figured that out by now.