法国政府将警察视为权威的执行者，其职责是镇压而非管理公众的异议。
巴黎广场上弥漫的催泪瓦斯、警察对戴面具抗议者的警棍攻击，以及被眩晕手榴弹击倒的惊恐青少年等场景，再次引发了世界对法国执法方式的关注。
French state places officers as agents of authority tasked with repressing, rather than managing, public dissent Familiar images of teargas clouds drifting across Paris squares, police baton charges against masked protesters and terrified teenagers floored – and worse – by stun grenades have once again focused the world’s attention on France’s policing methods.
虽然大多数西欧邻国更倾向于采取以控制人群和缓和局势为优先的警察策略，但法国在应对街头社会运动时，常常使用令人震惊的武力手段。
While most of its western European neighbours generally favour police tactics that prioritise crowd containment and de-escalation, France has long responded to social movements that take to the streets with, at times, shocking physical force.