Former local elected official, Céline Pina is an essayist and activist. She is the founder of "Viv(r)e la République", she has also published
Guilty Silence
(Kero, 2016) and
These Essential Goods
(Bouquins, 2021).
In an interview with Konbini, the director of the film Rodeo, currently competing at the Cannes Film Festival, accused the police of being responsible for the accidents linked to the practice of urban rodeo, an activity as illegal as it is dangerous.
His speech, steeped in elements of militant language, elevates this practice almost to the rank of a political manifesto and equates police interventions with persecution.
It reveals the fascination of a certain left which sees in the figure of the suburban thug, the symbol of the oppressed and the ferment of revolt.
“In fact the practice is criminalized to death. Because it is illegal, there have been accidents but above all the accidents they are often caused by the cops who chase and create a form of precariousness...
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