"When I went to catch a train and they checked me for self-certification, a policeman on duty said to me 'ma'am, are you afraid of my uniform?'. I replied 'until ten seconds ago. I had, tell me, do I have to? '. And he said to me' go, go, it's better '. Is that something that should happen? ".
The writer Michela Murgia, last night on TV at half past eight, in a debate with the editor of il Giornale, Alessandro Sallusti, said she felt intimidated by a policeman at the station.
The video of the talk was posted on social media and the #Murgia hashtag became a trend on Twitter.
The writer linked the episode to the note from Undersecretary for Defense Stefania Pucciarelli who called her objection to General Figliuolo's choice to shoot in uniform "offenses" to the military. "He recognized me - according to Murgia - because I was pointed out by the undersecretary as one who had offended all the uniforms of Italy". "The policeman - he added - had to check my self-certification, and that's it. Don't ask me if his uniform scared me or not". And, therefore, turning to Sallusti, "if you don't see the dynamics of intimidation, I see it".