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by BrandoElFollito 174 days ago
The relationship to police is not bad in France. For the everyday Joe there are zero concerns.

You see people negotiating with police when pulled over, if this is in the typical "latin" way it is fair game.

I was taught as a kid to always go to police when in trouble. Taught the same to my kids.

Now, I live west of Paris which means that right from the start the relationship is better. In other places this may need very different.
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defrost 174 days ago
Much like Australia really:

   In France, discriminatory identity checks are a striking illustration of this. Police disproportionately target certain citizens on the basis of their skin color or presumed origin, particularly young people perceived to be Black or Arab, including children. These abusive controls can often lead to more serious police violence, including with fatal outcomes.
~ https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/10/17/ethnic-profiling-french-...

~ https://humanrights.gov.au/know-your-rights/rights-of-indivi...

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orwin 171 days ago
I've worked with ANAS and the SNIP when I was a youth camp counselor, the sentiment isn't shared.

Civilians are basically 'the others' and are to be avoided and met with suspicion first. And that's the most liberal police syndicate.

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BrandoElFollito 171 days ago
YMMV. As I mentioned this will depend on the place.

In my city the police approaches you smiling. They are part of all events so they are well known. But again it is in a nice cosy city.

You mention "camp counselor" - maybe it was more tense there?

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