The incidents that have occurred at the Stade de France, at the end of May, but also the multiplication, in recent months, of the dead during police checks of vehicles, ask the question of the merits of the doctrine of “contact”, defended by the Paris Police Prefect.
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Analysis. Thursday, June 9, in front of the senators claiming explanations on the fiasco of the Stade de France, during the match between Liverpool and Real Madrid, the prefect of police of Paris, Didier Lallement, recognized his failure. However, he did not cade up on the heart of his conception of the maintenance of order. There are two doctrines, “in contact” or “remotely”, and “I believe in the need for contact”, he assured. These words are not just technical jargon. They raise the question of the effectiveness of a security philosophy in public order and, more broadly, the good use of force in democracy.
Arguing the 2015 attack on the Stade de France, Mr. Lallement added, in the Senate, to have set up, that evening, a device above all “anti-terrorist”, not to do “management crowd “. These are the same numbers that then hunted for resums. These forces, ready to oppose armed men, detonated in the face of football fans, often families, in taking with ticket problems. Outfits – Ballery panels, protections, helmets etc. – Alone expressed all the distrust of the police and the distance from citizens.
“logic confrontation”
For Floran Vadillo, president of the Think Tank L’Hétairie, ankle worker of the 2015 intelligence law, and ex-advisor of former justice minister Jean-Jacques Urvoas (2016-2017), this strategy security exceeds the case of the Stade de France. “Since 2015-2016, terrorism has led to a militarization of the general public order, which is now part of a confrontational logic.” A conception according to him very significant in Paris. “The prefect Lallement applies his doctrine,” he continues, “she is reactionary and not very innovative, it is the policy of the stick that can generate breakage, because it creates disinhibition in the use of force, where he should measure, even if the police profession is difficult. “
The doctrine of the “contact” surprises until the central management of the judicial police (DCPJ), including his orders for the prosecution of vehicles during the refusals to comply. A senior DCPJ official considers that “there is no point in pursuing a vehicle in violation. We create more danger when we have all the means to identify the authors and to go and seek them calmly the next day. Police, by looking for confrontation, we create a permanent state of war. “
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