Violence of October 17: no, police officers did not participate in the looting of a Lacoste store in Limoges
Two National Police bikers are indicted after the broadcast of a video showing them near the Lacoste store during looting.
Quick Look
An amateur video showing two National Police bikers loading items into their saddlebags near a looted Lacoste store in Limoges on October 17 has sparked heated controversy, relayed by political leaders.
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Why It Matters
Looting took place in the city center of Limoges on October 17.
The rumor spread like wildfire on social media. Two National Police motorcyclists were allegedly caught in the act of theft by an amateur videographer, on the sidelines of the looting of downtown Limoges on October 17.
In a sequence of around forty seconds filmed at night from an apartment, we see one of the officials making two trips to the Lacoste store on rue du Clocher, visibly looted, and coming out with his arms full of several items, which he places in the saddlebags of the two motorcycles. According to the person behind the camera, it would be several pairs of shoes.
The officers look in a hurry and take a few glances around. This was all it took for the controversy to arise, fueled without caution by several political leaders, including the La France insoumise (LFI) deputy for Essonne, Antoine Léaument. “No doubt they are doing this to collect evidence? Eh…
Open Questions
- What exact items were taken?
- What is the official justification of the police?
