La Figaro is reporting that the French police, including the riot police, are increasingly vociferous in their protests against Hollande, the French President, using them to oppress pro-family demonstrators since the legalisation of gay marriage, especially the directive to arrest people wearing Manif T shirts:
A few days ago, in a tract from Alliance, the CRS (riot police) expressed indignation over their “ridiculous” mission against the Veilleurs debout (standing vigils). Today, the anger has spread to the commissioners(“commissaires”). In the latest issue of the Tribune du commissaire, two of the three open editorials are devoted to the “growing malaise” within the police institution resulting from the repression of the anti-gay marriage demonstrations. “We’ve never seen this!” says a member of the SCPN union, which represents 60% of the commissioners, and which has always been very legitimist. “That shows the scope of the discontent.”
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