The video has already toured the web. Since Tuesday March 17, 2020 at noon, the French are confined to their homes. To limit the risk of the Covid-19 spreading, only trips to work, to go to a health care professional, or to do your shopping are allowed, provided that you have a derogatory travel certificate. To ensure that the rules imposed by the government are well respected by the population, Christophe Castaner mobilizes police and gendarmes who do not hesitate to arrest passers-by. However, some citizens continue to go out as if nothing had happened.
On the same day, a woman seen in the streets of Paris was approached by three police officers. As she screams, the patrol with masks and latex gloves circles her around to keep her away. It was then that she pretended to cough violently in the face by throwing: "Leave me, I have the coronavirus, you will have it too! " Furious, she ends up being challenged. An altercation shared on Twitter by journalist Simon Louvet (to be discovered below) who explains following his video: “The woman was released after being checked. The police are exhausted, everywhere small groups continue to wander and taunt the officials. They keep calm, but are disillusioned: "They don't understand anything, incredible".
"It is all over France that this person spits”
A post that did not fail to make react the Web. Indignant and annoyed to discover the behavior of this passerby, some Internet users write: “What a shame… Keep her in jail for two weeks. Let her have time to understand that the situation is really serious ” or : “Unbearable this kind of person no respect I hope that his fine will be salted so that it cannot start again. What a shame". “It is amazing the deep disrespect of this lady towards the police who are trying to guarantee this confinement”, but also : “How can we tolerate such acts? It is all over France that this person spits ” and “She spits in the face of the police, it's unacceptable. Inadmissible behavior ”.
Finally, a user tries to step back from the images and excuse the behavior of this Parisian: “At the same time I think this lady was shopping, she is probably a little stupid certainly, but let's be measured, it will take a day or two for it to come back (…) let's stay measured. "
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