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French Courts Are Giving Protesters INSANE Sentences (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 year ago by InternetPirate@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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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.

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[-] mikkL@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

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

[-] balls_expert@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Journalists aren't intrinsically meant to be objective. They are allowed to be completely biased

[-] dudebro@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Welcome to lemmy.

[-] masquenox@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

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

Oh, the irony...

[-] girlfreddy@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

America has similar stupid sentences for many vaguely criminal acts, usually dependent on skin color.

[-] sudo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 3 points 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 11 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Skunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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 ?

[-] Summzashi@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago

Why is he a fascist?

[-] HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 7 points 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.

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

FMHY.ML has some whack users, so I'm not surprised.

[-] sun_is_ra@sh.itjust.works 6 points 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 ?

[-] kool_newt@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

So they're really going for it huh?

[-] Kuinox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 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.