Police figures reveal that more than 6,100 people have been detained since the onset of high school demonstrations in France over two weeks ago. The vast majority of those arrested are minors who previously had no contact with the justice system.
This development raises significant questions about the long-term impact on these students and what consequences may follow. FRANCE 24’s Caitlin Brown reports on the situation and its future implications.
Does anyone actually know the long-term legal consequences for these kids’ records now?
Six thousand minors? The government is overreacting massively to what started as student feedback.
Arresting teenagers for protesting is a terrible precedent. This will haunt them for decades.