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.
We haven't written up this one. Le Monde English has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.