2023-06-29 10:55:55
France dawn again this Thursday with news of major disturbances in its streets. The death of a 17-year-old teenager at the hands of the police at a traffic control has unleashed a wave of protests in Nanterre and other Gallic towns.
The young Nahel died this Tuesday after being shot by a policeman when he stopped at a checkpoint. Initially, the agents accused the victim of having run over one of them, but a video circulating on social networks denied this version.
Beyond the riots that the news caused in the streets, there have been many criticisms and condolences for the tragic event. Among the personalities who raised their voices is Kylian Mbappé, who through social networks stated that he felt “bad for my France” and described the situation as “unacceptable”. “All my thoughts are with the family and loved ones of Nahel, this little angel who left too soon.”
His partner in the French soccer team has spread much more Aurelien Tchouameniwho has published an open letter on their profiles on the networks to comment on what happened in Nanterre.
Nahel could have been my little brother. And I’m heartbroken when I hear his mother because it’s my mother’s voice that I hear.
We won’t make history and we won’t change the world on social networks… pic.twitter.com/MmVzUC0mRh
— Tchouameni Aurélien (@atchouameni) June 28, 2023
«Nahel could have been my little brother. And he breaks my heart when I listen to his mother because it is my mother’s voice that I hear », begins the text of the Real Madrid footballer.
«We will not make history and we will not change the world on social networks… But I would like to understand why for years young people die during police checks that seem trivial. Understanding why the trigger seems so much less heavy when it comes to certain types of people. Understand Why did a video have to come out so that the case would not be covered up?. Understanding why some seek to confront Nahel and Lola, as if one could only grieve for one or the other,” she continues.
“Hate threatens to divide us”
“Also understand why some journalists amuse themselves with absurd innuendos and provoke hate. The hate you give little kids fucks everyone up. Hate threatens to divide us. can make us forget that the vast majority of police officers carry out their mission with respect for fundamental rights and sometimes in very difficult conditions.
Now what? Social media is loud for a while. Then we will resume the course of our lives until another mother, another family, wakes up one morning to find that one of their own is gone. If you have a miraculous recipe, I am willing to accept it. I do not have it”.
“I know that the use of force by the police is not necessarily illegal. I also know that the central question lies in the middle term between the legitimacy and the illegality of the use of force. And I know, finally, that it is essential to regain the trust of citizens in their Police; and that any absence of justice leads to doubting the action of the forces of order.
«Because Nahel was our little brother. AND in France brotherhood must still mean something», sentences Tchouameni.
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