In less than 24 hours, the images of the completely smoky rue de Villiers in Poissy (Yvelines) toured France.
We see men dressed all in black shouting "Kill them!"
When talking about the police officers on whom they throw mortars.
Initially called for a gathering, the agents of the specialized field brigade are victims of an ambush.
In front of them, about thirty young people hurl hot projectiles.
After using the bullet launcher and calling for reinforcements, the police put the perpetrators to flight.
No damage, injury or arrest.
An investigation is opened for violence against persons holding public authority.
"It's our daily life", points out the Alliance union
If this episode shocked public opinion and provoked reactions to the highest levels of the State, the police officers are surprised.
"It's our daily life and it has even become a national sport," comments Mickaël Couturier, deputy departmental secretary of the Alliance police union for the Yvelines.
There is a match between Chanteloup and Les Mureaux, but also in the districts of Sartrouville, Conflans, Trappes, Poissy, Mantes… They are in the bidding, it is to those who will be the most numerous or who will talk about the most. 'them.
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Mission accomplished for the authors of the video, relayed in several national media.
In total, it has more than 368,000 views.
If the Independent Union of Police Commissioners (SICP) also shared it on Twitter, it is, as its national secretary Matthieu Valet explains, "in reaction to the proposal made on Friday" and "to illustrate the fact that there are virulent people who enjoy a feeling of impunity ”.
He alludes to the words of the defender of rights Claire Hédon, who proposed on Franceinfo to experiment with areas of non-identity control, arguing that in 95% of cases, they lead nowhere.
"Kill them, Kill them!"
An ambush extended to #police officers.
As a solution, the @Defenseurdroits promotes the creation of zones without identity checks, ie "non-rights".
Mrs @clairehedon, these inhabitants are not sub-citizens.
They have the right to safety!
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- SICP Police Commissioners (@SICPCommissar) February 13, 2021
In the general opinion, the media enthusiasm around what happened in Poissy on Saturday is disproportionate.
The Yvelines prefecture refuses to comment, because there is no point in aggravating an already tense situation.
Young people for some ... 10 years old
These last months in the department, these events are almost daily.
Young people hurl mortars in broad daylight and brag about it on encrypted messengers.
Buses are also regularly targeted, as in Sartrouville.
Just this weekend, the police wiped projectile jets in Sartrouville precisely, but also in Mureaux.
Some of the offenders were between 10 and 12 years old.
"They are increasingly young because for those under 13, there is no response from the justice, decrypts Mickaël Couturier d'Alliance.
And even if they are older, the penalties do not follow enough.
Reminders of the law are enough!
The curfew adds additional frustration which can be a trigger.
"
"The reality is that the police are in the way"
Same story on the side of the Independent Union of Police Commissioners.
“The reality is that the police get in the way for motorcycle rodeos, for trafficking and all the rest,” adds Matthieu Valet.
The purpose of these ambushes is to dissuade colleagues from intervening, it is harassment.
Fortunately, the majority of police are passionate and do not give up.
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To help them in their mission, the police also rely on town halls.
Video protection and the action of municipal police officers play an essential role in the management of this urban violence, as in Poissy where 44 agents support the national police force.
In Poissy where precisely, the city council voted on February 8 the suspension or even the abolition of certain family allowances when a repeat offender is identified in a sibling group.
"Kids who refuse all authority", according to the mayor DVD Karl Olive
"The message I send is anti-laxity," indicates the mayor (DVD) Karl Olive.
We have been working for a month with four mediators in the districts, it is an initiative of the department.
We should have support from the State and donors should take their part.
I'm going to invite Gérald Darmanin to come and see the reality on the ground: there are kids who refuse all authority, whether parental, school or police.
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The Alliance union deplores, for its part, the lack of police personnel on the ground and the need to be better equipped with fire-resistant clothing.
