The battle of words which the Ministers of the Interior and of Justice have just waged continues to shake the world of the police.
The term "wildly" brandished by the first, to evoke the state of our society, and challenged by the second, confirms, according to the representatives of the police, that one should not expect a convergence of points of view between the two men.
On the contrary: the semantic quarrel indicates that there will rather be serious tensions between Beauvau and Place Vendôme.
"And we knew it
," says Patrice Ribeiro, secretary general of Synergie-officers.
When we first met Darmanin, he was predicted to have a conflagration between him and his colleague from Justice, the points of view between them are so different.
But the dissension appeared faster than expected ”.
This verbal joust has the consequence of seeing today Eric Dupond-Moretti - now strongly criticized by the police - being systematically opposed to Gerald Darmanin, who himself garners praise.
"
Darmanin, the chosen one in the field, is in the recognition of reality and Dupond-Moretti, the multimillionaire lawyer, is in denial, ideological blindness and far from the reality of people"
, denounces Patrice Ribeiro.
"The first is pragmatic and the other is in his bubble",
adds Frédéric Lagache, number two of the Alliance union.
Yves Lefebvre, secretary general of the Unity SGP police FO union, drives home the point:
“For Dupond-Moretti, insecurity is a pure figment of the imagination.
Unlike Darmanin, he refuses to recognize that there has never been so much insecurity in our country. ”
However, in the opinion of all, the violence does not cease to explode.
“On the Basque coast this summer, we had never seen so many acts of rebellion,”
continues Yves Lefebvre.
“Small towns have experienced unexpected delinquency and suddenly experienced what big cities are going through.
Today we are witnessing a radicalization of social relations ”
, further describes the head of Synergie-officiers.
And all to warn against the use of figures which would show a stability of delinquency:
"How many police officers today do not even file a complaint for contempt, because they live these attacks every day?"
, asks the president of the Independent Union of Police Commissioners, Olivier Boisteaux.
The reign of impunity
For the unions, this "wildness" of society that really exists is partly due to the reign of impunity in our country.
"You have to be a repeat offender to be sanctioned today and go to prison",
the Alliance official said, dismantling the words of the Keeper of the Seals.
“The latter reports today that more than 90% of sentences are applied.
But it integrates sentence arrangements, alternatives to prison! ”
"We must apply the sanctions that are provided without development,"
insists, for his part, Yves Lefebvre.
"To restore the authority of the State, the sanctions must be of greater visibility"
, adds Olivier Boisteaux, who calls for a firmer penal policy to curb this violence.
But for the unions, Eric Dupond-Moretti is not taking the path today.