What could one expect from a country of racist, corrupt politicians like Sarkouzi and Le Pen, except this:
The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film acts of police violence, or operators of Web sites publishing the images, one French civil liberties group warned on Tuesday.
France should be added to the black list of the enemies of the internet and civil liberties. The more I read about this country’s security services, their pioneering role in founding the modern school of interrogation under torture, their treatment of foreigners and refugees, as well as demonstrators and activists… the more I understand why Mubarak and Chirac are such good friends.
To citizen-journalists in France: You have my absolute solidarity against this law. And if you fear any legal consequences, I would like to assure you that there are many in the Egyptian blogosphere (including myself) who are ready to post any French police brutality videos you send us.
By the way, I think my fellow Egyptians would also be interested to know that the Egyptian Central Security Forces, which beat the shit out us in demonstrations, were actually established after Nasser’s security services were impressed by the role the French riot police (known as the CRS) played in suppressing the French students and workers intifada in May 1968.
Thanks France, keep on spreading your liberty around the world.