French President Emmanuel Macron has declined to condemn the country’s top police chiefs for appearing to suggest officers were above the law, seeking to stave off unrest among security forces wearied…

National police chief: “a police officer should not be in prison, even if he may have committed serious faults or errors in the course of his work.” Left-wing opposition blasted government for failing to rein in “a police hierarchy that places itself above the law”.

  • fubo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I suppose that depends on the mistake. If I “make a mistake” and someone ends up dead by my hand, I could expect to be treated differently from if I “make a mistake” and burn the cookies I’m baking.