Police drones authorized, bye bye our freedoms!
Did you know that the police can do illegal things? It’s crazy, but it happens. And we’re not talking here about bad policemen acting in isolation, but about institutional illegality. Because imagine that for many months, the police have been flying drones in public space in “open bar” mode. However, it is forbidden to do so without the citizens being informed. Stronger, the health crisis served as an excuse for the deployment of these drones. As in the “mask hunt”, we used the French to see these flying poucaves multiply.
🛃 After two years of legal protection against drone surveillance, the Constitutional Council has finally validated a law that allows the use of this type of technology. One more step towards general surveillance. 👇https://t.co/dTqZnhFHRI
– FranceSoir (@france_soir) January 26, 2022
Funny drones…
This is how the number of drones was multiplied by seven from 2019 to 2020. When we know the slowness of the French administration, we know very well that these devices were ordered long before a certain woozy bat does not get eaten in Wuhan… He has a good back with the Covid. In May 2020, then in December 2020 and January 2021, La Quadrature du Net seized various jurisdictions to have these drone flights banned. Council of State, CNIL, Constitutional Council: each time, it was a victory. The Council of State pointed to the “a little easy” side of the string. The highest French court wondered if it was really complicated to maintain order without these drones. “Did we really need it? “. And then, there is no text on which to rely to make this new use of surveillance cameras legal. A chronology of events very informative is available on the association’s website if you want to know more…
In sum, the police will authorize the police to use drones according to their own appreciation of the need to monitor… https://t.co/ooac5IjNys
— HIHAN (60)🥕🥕🥕 (@lonaeva) January 24, 2022
The “Sages” gave in (as usual)
The Constitutional Council, guarantor of the French constitution and therefore of the fundamental law of the country, therefore yielded to the insistence of the executive by authorizing the police and the gendarmerie to use drones both for investigations and for administrative purposes. In other words, a little for anything: during demonstrations or “around buildings exposed to the risk of offenses”. In short, wherever they want. Even stronger, it is not a judge who orders their authorization, but… a prefect. It is therefore the police who decide whether or not the police should use drones. It’s practical, isn’t it? It was Gégé who had the idea. No need for the judiciary to get involved: Has the public been well informed? Couldn’t we do otherwise? Is it really necessary? Nothing of that. It’s as easy as crossing the street to find a job!
To pass its amendment to the budget, the regional majority did not hesitate to lie, saying that municipal police drones can be authorized by the prefect. It’s wrong. https://t.co/sdKbWEsi9s (at 7″21)
— La Quadrature du Net (@laquadrature) January 25, 2022
Pécresse, she will have my f*****!
The only consolation is that municipal police drones are not affected by this decision and therefore remain illegal. No offense to Valérie Pécresse, candidate for the supreme nomination and president of the Île-de-France region. Valou, who in December 2021 decided to subsidize the purchase of drones for mayors wishing to acquire them when the regions have absolutely no competence in matters of security. Annoyed, she went to recount all the cheeses in the country.
Valérie Pécresse explains that it would be an honor for her to lead a country where there are more cheeses (246) than days in the year (365).
To hope to lead our country, we will have to learn to count…#mathsfordummies #Presidential2022 pic.twitter.com/64a52Nrchx— Franck KELLER (@keller_franck) January 18, 2022
