Thread by @_gaeel_

Here's what just happened in France
After the November 2015 attacks in Paris, then president François Hollande declared the state of emergency, a set of exceptions to common law that allow more restrictive control, for a maximum of twelve days

Twelve days turned into a month
A month turned into a year
And this November the 1st, almost two years after the attacks, the state of emergency has been lifted

What this means, is that since the 25th of November 2015, France has been living under an illegal "state of emergency", that has had little to no benefit in fighting terrorism, but has been used to justify violent repression of social movements

But that we're no longer in a state of emergency is little more than a technicality
All of the dispositions and special powers of the state of emergency have been written into common law

So *technically* we're no longer in a state of emergency
But realistically, France has now moved into a permanent state of emergency

So that's fun...

Also of note, the "Vigipirate" anti-terrorism dispositions: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigipirate
Notice how since 2003 it has never fell under "vigilance", and that since 2014, there's no such thing as a "no danger" level any more

This is how "exceptions" to the law become the new normal

When ever authority tells you they're making an exception, what they actually mean is that you're getting a sneak-peak of what your world will look like in two to five years...

Those exceptions will be triggered more and more frequently until they're active more often than they're not, and then oh, why not just write it into law since that's how we're doing it anyway...

I don't know about your countries, but take a look at yourselves now, look at what drastic measures are being taken in response to current events, look at how yesteryear's drastic measures are your new normal

Hey, UK, how do you feel about a rating system that has never gone under 3/5 since it's inception over ten years ago?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UK_Threat…

We also have Opération Sentinelle, a 1'470-strong force deployed all overFrance, most known not for preventing attacks, but for being the target of attacks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9r…

Correction, 14'700-strong
10'000 soldiers plus 4'700 police and gendarmes
It costs 1M€/day
Soldiers, police & gendarmes are confused and angry about communication issues
They're tired, away from their families, losing on training time, and packed into insufficient housing