March 28, 2006 - 17:19

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March 28, 2006 - 17:19 by Hughes Léglise-Bataille.

The anti-CPE demonstration of the 28th was the largest to date, with close to 3 million people in France according to the organizers (1 according to the police). At the end of the demonstration, riots erupted on the Place de la République.

Here, a policeman is picking up the "matraque" dropped by a colleague while dragging an arrested protester. You don't want these to fall into the wrong hands ;-)

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zorglubb says:

great capture!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Nad says:

Robocop
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

thespeak says:

Great capture of a vivid moment. I can only imagine what went through his head when he dropped that. "Uh oh." "*@#!" This whole set is spectacular.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Dean Forbes says:

we call them nightsticks. nasty but effective.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Mr. Mark says:

looks like Darth Vader going for his light saber

;o)
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

TorontoStreet says:

Nicely done.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

mobilohm says:

having seen them hitting and gasing journalists, i would say the matraque is in the wrong hands anyway, but that's my opinion.
brilliant pic, as usual...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

wieeinstlilimarleen says:

mobileohm, you would claim that this weapon should fall into the hands of the rioters and yobs alike?
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Monica Arellano-Ongpin says:

What a great series of photojournalism photos! Felicitations!
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

mobilohm says:

no, wieeinstlilimarleen, of course not. i've only seen some of these too close to my head whereas i was just taking pix.
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

menfes qeddus says:

j'ai même vu à la télé qu'un flic avait laissé tomber un gun à république... très vite ramassé bien sûr, mais bon...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Jack Brodus says:

I think this set is fantastic and I like this photo especially. For some reason it's seems delightfully ironic...
Posted 44 months ago. ( permalink )

Sofie B says:

I love this photo - it looks like someone's about to kick the baton away from him.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

looking4poetry says:

ces photos sont énormes !!! tu as survécu à tout ça ??
Posted 39 months ago. ( permalink )

Toni Kostov says:

You have to have an eye to capture a moment like this. Well done!
And you are right: you don't want the "matraque" to fall in the wrong hands! :-)
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

dontstaysilent says:

Photos says a lot, looks like thug police is ready to crack heads for fun. Though I hope not.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Wallflower83 says:

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Please submit this photo to Falling Apart, a group of photographers exploring the areas of turmoil, entropy, and loss.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

kyerionp says:

Aweesomee shot. It's creepy, semi-morbid, paternalistic, but it is great! Bien fait!
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

KeithMokris says:

This is a good shot!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

El Nizza says:

"...nera o blu l'uniforme, precisi gli ordini, sudore e rabbia,
facce e scudi da opliti, l'odio di dentro come una scabbia...."

Piazza Alimonda (Francesco Guccini)
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Delthie says:

Bravo, un instant qui dit beaucoup de choses.
Jusqu'au déséquilibre de ce policier qui semble indiquer que quelque chose vacille.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

kineticperplexity says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Back The Blue, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Cupidsmagicphotos says:

This is amazing!
You've been memed! I used your photo in a meme over at the My Meme group and invite you to become a member.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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