“in France, a major component of their riot control force is the Gendarmerie mobile, part of the Armed Forces; in the French case, then, it’s perhaps more accurate to call them policified soldiers…

what all French cops have in common is a predilection towards violence that exceeds their peers in neighbouring countries.”

#France #police #violence
https://freedompress.org.uk/2026/10/15/postcard-from-montpellier/