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How the phrase 'police violence' became taboo for the French government

During the French Third Republic, the 'brutality' of law enforcement was regularly denounced without political leaders taking offense at the terms used or what they implied. Since then, it has become a 'forbidden word,' according to historian Arnaud-Dominique Houte.

How the phrase 'police violence' became taboo for the French government

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