WorldAre French police the most violent in the EU?

French police face renewed scrutiny amid protests and allegations of brutality. Their arsenal includes rubber-bullet guns and stun grenades, and several teenagers suffered life-changing injuries during protests. The interior minister calls the weapons “non-lethal,” while critics question their use and say France’s police are the EU’s most brutal when measured by deaths and maiming.

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