Emmanuel Macron equated in the Council of Ministers, Wednesday, May 24, any act of violence, "whatever the cause", to a "process of decivilization". The speech of the Head of State, published by Le Parisien and confirmed by other sources in Le Monde, echoes several events that have occurred in recent weeks, including the death of a nurse attacked with a knife by a patient at the CHU of Reims, the death of three police officers killed in an accident in the North caused by an alcoholic and drugged driver, as well as the resignation of the mayor of Saint-Brevin-les-Pins, in Loire-Atlantique, after the fire at his home .
“You have to be intractable on the substance. No violence is legitimate, whether verbal or against people. We must work in depth to counter this process of decivilization, "said the President of the Republic, according to this source. This expression is intended to be an "interpellation of society" on itself, because "the politician is not the only one responsible", further explained a close friend of the head of state quoted by Le Parisien.
Even if the violence, against elected officials or public officials, is not always of the same nature, Emmanuel Macron stressed that there was "no violence that is justifiable, ever, in a society, whatever the cause ". A minute of silence, in the presence in Paris of the Prime Minister, Elisabeth Borne, was observed in all hospitals in France in memory of Carène Mezino, the nurse killed in Reims by a man suffering from psychiatric disorders.
Tribute Thursday to the three police officers who died in Roubaix
Government spokesman Olivier Véran expressed concern about the lack of "restriction, the ability to respect those who save people's lives and themselves." “Let us ask ourselves about a society in which the people who care, who take care, the people who wear the gown, the people who devote their days, their nights to preserving the health of others are threatened. There is no longer even this limit, this restriction, the ability to respect the person who saves the lives of people and oneself, ”Mr. Véran told the press after the Council of Ministers.
Emmanuel Macron, for his part, must go to Roubaix, in the North, on Thursday to pay tribute to three young police officers killed in a collision on Sunday with a vehicle whose driver was heavily alcoholic and drugged. Left-wing parties have called for a large rally on Wednesday in Saint-Brevin-les-Pins to support the resigning mayor of this commune of Loire-Atlantique, who has become the symbol of local elected officials who are victims of violence.
