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Why are French police so violent? Their job is to protect the state, not the people (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I just thought I'd read somewhere that European cops train with American cops occasionally and share tactics.

[–] generalSecretarybird@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 1 week ago

France definitely does, this is from 2023:

The Israeli Police Commission received a fax from the French police to inquire about how to manage the crisis they are dealing with, The Israel Hayom newspaper reported.

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/world/france-seeks-israels-help-to-deal-with-protests/2935719

It seems likely that they still cooperate.