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The Monopoly of Violence

Demonstrators might feel insecure, “The police aren't here to protect us." The police are...

Demonstrators might feel insecure,
thinking: “The police aren't here to protect us." The police are there above all
to protect institutions

Full Transcript

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Demonstrators might feel insecure, thinking:
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“The police aren't here to protect us."
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The police are there above all to protect institutions.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:57
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

A group of citizens question and confront their views on the social order, and the legitimacy of the use of violent police force.
We're taking the street and we'll be right there - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
We're taking the street and we'll be right there
The Arc de Triomphe - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
The Arc de Triomphe
It is the very symbol of consecrated violence. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
It is the very symbol of consecrated violence.
We have an image of a monument that celebrates a revolutionary uprising - The Monopoly of Violence 00:12
We have an image of a monument that celebrates a revolutiona...
It is a fundamental difficulty for a republic - The Monopoly of Violence 00:09
It is a fundamental difficulty for a republic
The gilets jaunes surged into that revolutionary mythology. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
The gilets jaunes surged into that revolutionary mythology.
They mobilize resistance to oppression, for the right of insurrection. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
They mobilize resistance to oppression, for the right of ins...
Everyone is struggling with their own republican mythology. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
Everyone is struggling with their own republican mythology.
With a very conflictual logic, and one of breaking away. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
With a very conflictual logic, and one of breaking away.
No cause - The Monopoly of Violence 00:17
No cause
Those guilty of that violence - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
Those guilty of that violence
They betray the causes they claim to serve, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
They betray the causes they claim to serve,
They will be identified - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
They will be identified
When people say the police use legitimate force - The Monopoly of Violence 00:14
When people say the police use legitimate force
There's a confusion with the political notion of legitimacy, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:10
There's a confusion with the political notion of legiti...
And that's different from lawfulness. That's the problem now in France. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
And that's different from lawfulness. That's the p...
The Minister can say. It's legal to use weapons - The Monopoly of Violence 00:11
The Minister can say. It's legal to use weapons
It's legal to use those weapons, so there's no problem. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
It's legal to use those weapons, so there's no pro...
I'm not shocked that the state needs the monopoly on violence. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
I'm not shocked that the state needs the monopoly on vi...
It's a condition of democracy. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
It's a condition of democracy.