What do French lawmakers want to hide by trying to outlaw people's right to film police? Opinion | NabilaRamdani
If you want to attract a large crowd to a demonstration then the easiest way is to ban it. This old adage is particularly true in Paris, one of the world’s great protest cities, where senior law and order officials regularly issue pointless restrictions on gatherings. shows of support for Adama Traore, a Frenchman from a Malian background who was allegedly killed while in custody on his 24th birthday four years ago, after fleeing an identity check in a nearby suburb.
The major difference between the two cases is that key circumstances of Floyd’s alleged murder are supported by contemporaneousprovided by witnesses using mobile phones. Floyd is seen gasping for mercy as an officer kneels on his neck for almost nine minutes. Chillingly, the legislation would include a year in prison and a €15,000 fine for those misusing their cameras. Thus anyone caught capturing evidence of brutality by the authorities would risk becoming a victim themselves. , or – if they want to be marginally less provocative – ask people to delete images. They are acutely aware that valid complaints against them have ballooned alongside the number of citizen recorders using their devices.
, but thanks to footage, and the ease with which it can be instantly distributed, the wider world has a very good idea about what he went through. provides a free app for people to send images to a secure server, where they can be stored for future legal use. In an age when camera technology is growing more sophisticated by the day, any attempt to ban recording is likely to be as futile as trying to outlaw demonstrations.
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