a police officer draws his weapon in front of a stopped car, the prefect speaks of “dangerous behavior” by the driver

What happened in the 10th arrondissement of Paris on the evening of Saturday February 3? A video circulating on social media showed a police officer drawing his weapon in front of a visibly stationary car and aiming at the driver of the vehicle. The scene takes place in full celebration of Côte d’Ivoire’s victory against Mali in the quarter-final of the African Cup of Nations (CAN), in several streets of the 10th arrondissement of the capital.

Sunday on the social network X, the police prefect, Laurent Nuñez, reacted to the publication and sharing of this video. “Joy over victory cannot justify dangerous behavior.”he said about the driver of the car targeted by the police officer. “LThe person concerned was arrested for urban rodeo after endangering the crowd following repeated swerves.”

“Thank you to the police for always being present for the safety of all, in all circumstances and despite the incessant criticism of those who in reality do not like the police or order because they only want disorder,” continued the prefect on the social network.