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French courts have been imposing disproportionately severe sentences for minor offenses, including 10 months in prison for stealing a can of Red Bull and one year for a homeless boy with schizophrenia caught looting a luxury store. The overwhelmed courts rush cases, provide minimal time for defendants, and prioritize punishment under the instruction of the Justice Minister. Furthermore, the French government is censoring social media and justifying it by claiming to protect public order, but it infringes upon free speech and mirrors tactics used by authoritarian regimes. The justice system exhibits a double standard, favoring the privileged, and creates a class divide, leading to unrest. Ironically, the government compares itself to oppressive nations while undermining democratic principles.

  • mikkL@lemmy.world
    433·
    1 year ago

    Is that really a journalist… or a commentator? Not a very objective analysis of the situation.

  • masquenox@lemmy.ml
    322·
    1 year ago

    And Bastille Day is coming up in about four days, isn’t it?

    Oh, the irony…

  • birdcat@lemmy.ml
    23·
    1 year ago

    It’s an interesting development for sure. In Germany they want to prosecute climate protesters (letzte Generation) for organizing a criminal organization (like mafia, yes). If things continue in this direction the saying “it’s not about left/right, it’s about freedom/authoritarianism” might soon be something I will say with zero irony.

  • Kuinox@lemmy.world
    256·
    1 year ago

    Heavily oriented video and summary.
    Here is a “check news” from liberation, a left leaning french media (warning: it’s in french), about the guy who “just stole a redbull”: https://www.liberation.fr/checknews/violences-urbaines-un-homme-a-t-il-ete-condamne-a-dix-mois-de-prison-ferme-pour-le-vol-dune-canette-de-redbull-20230704_XDDKWZ6GXRHP3JAYZQF5R2GJP4/

    The lawyer adds: “He’s a boy without stories.” Who, however, has a criminal record: last year, he was tried in voluntary appearance on prior admission of guilt (procedure of “plead-guilty” which allows a quick judgment and proposes a sentence less than that incurred) for burglary and received a one-year prison sentence, suspended.

    He was arrested by the police on the evening of June 29 as he left a looted Monoprix store, a can of Redbull in his hand.

    Not only he had a suspended sentence, he also LOOTED the redbull from a store.

    • NooNz@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      1 year ago

      I didn’t watch the video but i’m very surprised about the censured medias thing, never heard about anything like that recently. And i should know, I live there.

      So sure, journalists’ work has been increasingly harder to do the last few years, but censorship, real state censorship or “gag order” like the us does sometimes ?

      That’s a line no french government would dare to cross because THAT would be the real riots. What’s happening right know would be merely skirmirshes in comparison.

      • Kuinox@lemmy.world
        2·
        1 year ago

        The liberation article I linked even says journalists, them included, could witness the trials.
        Macron is indeed talking about censoring social media to cripple these riots, but nothing have been done yet to allows this.

  • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works
    256·
    1 year ago

    Your post sounds more like a manifesto than a news piece. Also, your source is really oriented… unless you are using Lemmy as a platform for your own content which is not what I’m here for.

      • HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works
        42·
        1 year ago

        Thanks, good to know. This new instance business is a bit disconcerting. I am use to be cautious with communities/subs and now I need to learn about instance too. Not a bad thing to change habits from time to time, when you think of it

    • sudo@lemmy.fmhy.ml
      7·
      1 year ago

      Hey, that’s not a fair evaluation of the US ‘Justice’ system. Being rich has a lot to do with your success as well.

  • Raphael@lemmy.world
    176·
    1 year ago

    How many hundreds of year did the fascist policeman get? Has he already been publicly hanged?

    • Skunk@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      1 year ago

      Nothing for now. He asked for liberation until his court case, justice said no.

      So he is still sleeping in prison. Apparently he and his colleague gave contradictory statements the IGPN (the police of police).

      I believe he will get time, but probably not that much and all the prison time made before the court count as well.

      So, protests incoming for the verdict in what, one year ?

  • NuPNuA@lemm.ee
    81·
    1 year ago

    I mean, this happened after the UK 2012 riots as well. prosecutors will push for the maximum penalty due to the nature of the crime to deter future rioting/looting.

  • sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works
    116·
    1 year ago

    Why is 1 year sentence for looting is too much? Or u mean because the personal had psychological condition they should have been admitted to hospital instead ?

  • Nora@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    1 year ago

    Do these people in charge not understand that if they push french people too hard guillotines will start spawning?

    Like either you listen to the people or heads start rolling…