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In the Benalla affair
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The Monopoly of Violence

In the Benalla affair, we have a citizen, Alexandre Benalla, assert his proximityto...

In the Benalla affair, we have a citizen, Alexandre Benalla, assert his proximity
to president Macron in order to use force

Full Transcript

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In the Benalla affair,
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we have a citizen,
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Alexandre Benalla,
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assert his proximity to president Macron
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in order to use force.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
46
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:07
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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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.
I filmed the event on my phone, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:06
I filmed the event on my phone,
It was only 2 months later, when we learned he worked for the President, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:08
It was only 2 months later, when we learned he worked for th...
I thought they were plainclothes police, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:10
I thought they were plainclothes police,
He beat a guy on the ground." - The Monopoly of Violence 00:10
He beat a guy on the ground."
Benalla didn't choose just any uniform to beat that man. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
Benalla didn't choose just any uniform to beat that man...
Give me your collar number. You're required to wear it and give it. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
Give me your collar number. You're required to wear it ...
You called me a bitch, Sir. Give me your collar number. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
You called me a bitch, Sir. Give me your collar number.
We get hit with rocks, and you only film the police. Bravo. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
We get hit with rocks, and you only film the police. Bravo.
1 will not justify my assignment. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
1 will not justify my assignment.
To the station, you poor little thing. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
To the station, you poor little thing.
The panopticon is a prison with a central tower - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
The panopticon is a prison with a central tower
Since you don't know when you're seen or not, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:10
Since you don't know when you're seen or not,
The asymmetry between seeing and being seen founds the panopticon. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
The asymmetry between seeing and being seen founds the panop...
The smartphone overturns that, - The Monopoly of Violence 00:19
The smartphone overturns that,
That's a reversal of the asymmetry. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:05
That's a reversal of the asymmetry.
We're making symmetrical something that was only one-way before. - The Monopoly of Violence 00:04
We're making symmetrical something that was only one-wa...
You see these videos: “Look, he hit someone!" - The Monopoly of Violence 00:13
You see these videos: “Look, he hit someone!"
Do I go to a police control and say: - The Monopoly of Violence 00:12
Do I go to a police control and say:
Every day I see my colleagues on social medial - The Monopoly of Violence 00:07
Every day I see my colleagues on social medial
"Article 12, Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1789." - The Monopoly of Violence 00:08
"Article 12, Declaration of the Rights of Man of 1789.&...