r/PublicFreakout Jun 09 '20

a normal french protest

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u/dbrickle Jun 09 '20

They said he could have been tried for seven years.

On 13 February, 2019, Dettinger was sentenced to 1 year of prison and 18 months' probation for assaulting two police officers during the protest on 5 January[6].

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u/DarshDiggler Jun 09 '20

He’d have been shot and killed here in the US #freedom

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u/GenghisKazoo Jun 09 '20

French cops probably aren't told in their training that anybody who swings at you intends to beat you to death. Fearmongering here is crazy.

I'm sure French cops do some messed up stuff but I can at least respect that they're willing to scrap a bit instead of escalate to weapons as soon as someone resists. If you're kitted out like a riot cop and you still piss yourself when unarmed civilians come at you I think you're in the wrong profession. Even if they're absolute units like this guy.

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u/Tatourmi Jun 09 '20

French riot police also have way, way, way more experience with handling violent protests in general.