French government presents "global security" bill banning the filming of French police

[Cicada 5]

On Tuesday, President Emmanuel Macron’s government presented its “global security” bill to the National Assembly. Coming after the announcement of plans for a law against “separatism” ostensibly targeting Islamist groups, this bill is part of a campaign to establish a permanent state of emergency, handing draconian powers to the police.

Its provisions are unprecedented. Anyone publishing of images of a public event including police agents in a way that could “harm the agent’s physical or psychological well-being” faces one year in jail and a €45,000 fine. This purely subjective criterion, which allows police to arrest anyone filming them simply by stating that they feel uncomfortable being filmed, undermines freedom of the press and any attempt to hold security forces accountable for police brutality.

The law also grants police vast new powers to carry out video-surveillance of the population. Access to security cameras in stores or public institutions as well as apartment complexes will be granted not only to national but also municipal police. Moreover, the bill authorises police to deploy drones with facial recognition technology to overfly and monitor public protest marches.

It comes, moreover, after it emerged that the government quietly slipped a provision into its law authorising university research funding to effectively ban protests in universities. It reads: “Penetrating or remaining in an institution of higher education without authorisation by legislative or regulatory acts or by the appropriate authorities, in order to disturb the tranquility or good order of the establishment, can face penalties.” These include three years in prison and a €45,000 fine.

Macron prepares “global security” law banning the filming of French police

The law, denounced by the UN, is a desperate attempt to silence rising public anger at social inequality and the official handling of the pandemic with all-out police terror.

www.wsws.org

 

[Houseman]

Publishing images, or recording images? One thing is not the other. If I record a French cop and never publish the images, wouldn't I be safe?

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Anyway unsurprising, it fits right in with Macron's style of rule.

 

[stroopwafel]

No surprise there. You give governments a finger they will take the entire arm. The state will turn more and more into an oppressor if you allow them to. I still don't understand how people can remain so naive about lockdowns and severe restrictions on freedom of movement. Not a few days, months on end. Then yep, a government will realize how easy it is to revoke other kinds of people's freedoms and remove important controls on public accountability. And then act accordingly. Let the police operate with total immunity! Only looking back will people realize what they have willingly surrendered.

 

[TheMysteriousGX]

*Looks at the yellow vests of yesteryear"

Yeah, this isn't about the pandemic response. I mean, people are angry at the pandemic response, but this was coming down the pipe regardless

 

[Thaluikhain]

If I record a French cop and never publish the images, wouldn't I be safe?

I'd not be surprised if it came down to whether or not the police don't like you.

 

[Seanchaidh]

Publishing images, or recording images? One thing is not the other. If I record a French cop and never publish the images, wouldn't I be safe?

If you're recording a cop, they can arrest you.

 

[Buyetyen]

What's the French version of, "oink, oink?"

 

[Thaluikhain]

What's the French version of, "oink, oink?"

"Prise de la Bastille" comes to mind, but I don't think it's quite the same.

 

[Satinavian]

Yes, seems bad.

 

[09philj]

I see that the liberals are At It again.
Who needs accountability anyway?

 

[ObsidianJones]

Macron tells France’s Muslims to adopt ‘republican values’

The French Council of the Muslim Faith has agreed to form a national council of Imams

www.independent.co.uk

When public servants start pushing for secrecy to do their work, trust that you do not have the proper public servants installed.

For any public servants. Toss Biden, Trudeau, Merkel, and Johnson on the same pyre if and when they get there.

 

[Godzillarich(aka tf2godz)]

Macron tells France’s Muslims to adopt ‘republican values’

The French Council of the Muslim Faith has agreed to form a national council of Imams

www.independent.co.uk

When public servants start pushing for secrecy to do their work, trust that you do not have the proper public servants installed.

For any public servants. Toss Biden, Trudeau, Merkel, and Johnson on the same pyre if and when they get there.

I knew something like this was going to happen. I knew they were going to go post-2001 America because they feared Islamic terrorism, it was only a matter of time. America took the Patriot Act drug and we are still suffering from withdrawal. Now France thinks the drug looks pretty good

 

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[Samtemdo8]

Samething is happening in England, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Poland?

 

[Thaluikhain]

Samething is happening in England, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Poland?

Australia too. Bunch of SASR soldiers might have been committing war crimes, the whistleblower is the only one facing charges.

 

[Samtemdo8]

All I can say is that Muslims in Europe right now are now the new Jews of Europe.

Except more systemic racism and transfers or concentration camps and ghettos.

 

[Satinavian]

Samething is happening in England, Germany, Spain, Italy, and Poland?

Not really.

 

[xmbts]

I see that the liberals are At It again.
Who needs accountability anyway?

I still don't understand this opinion, dodging accountability and overstepping your authority isn't exclusive to any political leaning. You give any turd the authority to control people and this will eventually happen, doesn't matter what interests they pretend to represent.

 

[Trunkage]

Australia too. Bunch of SASR soldiers might have been committing war crimes, the whistleblower is the only one facing charges.

It's so incredibly NORMAL for this to happen. It disgusts me