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Student, 15, has hand blown off by police stun grenade during French mass protests (www.independent.co.uk)

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A 15-year-old student has had their hand blown off after picking up a stun grenade being used by police as mass school protests continue across France, local authorities said.

The incident comes as nearly 500 schools are expected to be completely or partially closed following student protests across the country over dilapidated schools and classrooms, overcrowding and teacher shortages preceding a nationwide day of demonstrations on Tuesday.

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[–] Furbag@pawb.social 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Homicide is about the only thing that they ever seriously investigate. If you've ever been robbed or raped, then you'll know that they are laughably ineffective at catching and prosecuting the perpetrator, even when presented with evidence.

The very fact that these crimes are still committed speaks to the efficacy of a police deterrent, which is to say, none.

If you feel as if you cannot criticize your law enforcement, then law enforcement will inevitably become more and more corrupt over time. Everyone should scrutinize the fuck out of their local PD and never give them the benefit of the doubt on anything.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yep, my home was victim to robbery with sexual assault and the best I can say the cops did was ensure he didn't come back that night for more. They basically asked if we had a camera, then checked if we had drugs, and that was the extent of the investigation. They didn't notice the cut window screen or footprint under that window.