French President Emmanuel Macron has declined to condemn the country’s top police chiefs for appearing to suggest officers were above the law, seeking to stave off unrest among security forces wearied…

National police chief: “a police officer should not be in prison, even if he may have committed serious faults or errors in the course of his work.” Left-wing opposition blasted government for failing to rein in “a police hierarchy that places itself above the law”.

  • Meltbox@lemmy.worldEnglish
    501·
    1 year ago

    That’s one heck of an interesting statement from the police chief. Odd how prevalent this is across the world…

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      Yeah I was under the impression that that was supposed to be the quiet part that they hurt you if you say they think