Increasing Government Control, Repression, Civil Unrest/Lawlessness, ‘Distress of Nations’: French police march in Paris for ‘concrete action’ against poor working conditions, poor pay, fighting four simultaneous protests. France, ‘House Divided.’ Protestors Protesting the Protestors. Yes, you read that correctly. 50 officer suicides in 2019. What about number 5?

Reuters Videos•October 2, 2019

In the first police strike in France since 2001, demonstrators marched from Place de la Bastille square to Place de la Republique square in response to growing anti-police sentiment linked to the ‘yellow vest’ protests, a wave of suicides and proposed pension reforms.

According to the latest numbers given by police unions, over 50 police officers have committed suicide so far in 2019.

The demonstration also comes as French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to launch his ambitious pension reform to converge more than 40 different pension systems into a single model to make it fairer, though some professions, such as the police, say they will lose out.

“It’s unacceptable that we work until the age of 65 and run after thieves until we’re 65. All we want is respect, consideration, and that beyond words, we see concrete actions,” said Frederic Lagache, a representative of a police union.