Black Lives Matter Inspires French Police Agency Reform

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JAKARTA - The act of solidarity regarding the murder of George Floyd by Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police, United States (US) has spread to various countries. The police became the target of protests. In France, the influence is quite large. The Ministry of Home Affairs has stepped in to reform the police institution.

French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said he would immediately carry out institutional reforms of the police. For Castaner, the police must return to their muruahnya as enforcers of justice and protecting society.

According to The New York Times, Castaner said one of the most important points in reform is to eliminate the risky neck bridle capture procedure. We discuss how dangerous this procedure can be in the article "Exploring Deadly Minneapolis Police Neck Restraint Techniques and Procedures."

This step will be executed immediately. Police school was the first target. This restraint procedure, said Castaner, was immediately removed from the curricula of police schools in France.

Apart from that, the state will also equip every policeman with a body camera. This is done to increase people's sense of security and trust in the police, in addition to controlling police behavior in the field as well, of course.

Therefore, if a police officer is suspected of being racist, the person will be immediately suspended. He disclosed this so that racism would not flourish in France.

"Racism has no place in our society and even in our Republican police. I will not let the hateful actions of some people stigmatize all. I refuse to say that the (police) institution is racist, but yes some police are racist," Castener said. .

"The French police are not American policemen, no one should risk their life during an arrest," he added.

Earlier, on Saturday, thousands of people appeared to attend a demonstration demanding justice for racist perpetrators. Some voiced “Black Lives Matter” for Floyd, and the rest in solidarity helped voice justice for a 24-year-old black French citizen, Adama Traore, who was killed in a police operation in 2016.