From 9e196c89c9a7e628b82abf1ff0495e9ee7c94e5f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rasmus Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 22:47:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'content/topic/criminalizationofsolidarity.md' --- content/topic/criminalizationofsolidarity.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/content/topic/criminalizationofsolidarity.md b/content/topic/criminalizationofsolidarity.md index ef828b4..c3777f2 100644 --- a/content/topic/criminalizationofsolidarity.md +++ b/content/topic/criminalizationofsolidarity.md @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ has_sessions: mythbusting, collectivememorywritingbycriminalizedactivists, callo --- # Understanding whys and hows of criminalization of solidarity -*Keywords:* criminalization, police, state, governmentality, crimmigration, migrants, refugees, Police (cops) violence/coercion +***Keywords:*** criminalization, police, state, governmentality, crimmigration, migrants, refugees, Police (cops) violence/coercion --- When Cédric Herrou was handcuffed and taken to jail by a few police officers, the news worldwide portrayed him as a criminal. One didn't even have to ask why but assumed that helping illegal crossings of migrants from Italy to France was terribly wrong. The mere fact that he helped an *illegal* migrant move justified the ways the repressive apparatus of the state treated him - publicly handcuffed and subjected to further punitive procedures. Accused of smuggling and taken into four-month custody, Herrou was brought to a trial. The trial was turned against Herrou both in the courtroom and publicly as helping the illegal crossings of refugees was strongly condemned. However, a few months later, the principle of *fraternity* enshrined in the French constitution lead to Herrou's [release](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-france-court/french-farmer-who-helped-migrants-showed-fraternity-court-rules-idUSKBN1JW25S), as it conferred the freedom to provide humanitarian assistance and help others regardless whether they were legally or illegally present on the territory.