Indignation provoked in France by the video of the brutal assault against a woman on the street

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To defend herself, she was attacked twice.

A French student told how a man hit her face after telling her to stop the harbadment to which she had subjected him.

Marie Laguerre shared in a video a security camera showing the moment in which the man strikes him outside a cafe in the north-east of the French capital

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The video went viral and coincided with the government's initiative to impose fines for street harbadment.

Offenders will have to pay between US $ 105 and US $ 870 according to the new rules that are ready to be approved in Parliament this week.

The proposal was repeated in French women, since the movement #MeToo and its French equivalent #BalanceTonPorc ("Delay your pig") gained popularity in the p

What happened [19659016] Laguerre, 22, was returning from work last Tuesday when a man started making obscene and degrading comments and "noises with a badual overtone," explained the young woman. French media Monday.

"It was not the first time, that day, this week, or that month." It had increased, I got angry and I said "shut up" # 39 ;. I did not hear him, but he did. "

The man was angry and threw him an ashtray, but a few centimeters, the object did not reach Laguerre.

After exchanging insults, the man walked to Catherine Deneuve apologize to the victims of harbadment after the controversy raised by her criticism of #MeToo

"I knew she was was going to hit me. I could have run away (…) (But) I was not going to bow my head and I certainly would not have excused myself, "he said.

hit her hard on the cheek and continued screaming at him

While the people sitting in the cafe were scolding the man, The young man headed back to the house, but then decided to return to the house. place to take statements from witnesses and report the incident to the police.

How did the people react?

The owner of the cafe gave the video to Laguerre to help catch the attacker Until Monday, the images had been viewed more than a million times on YouTube.

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The girl said that it was difficult to fight an badault of this kind, but that all women were affected and that it was time to say enough.

"I can not be silent and we must not remain silent," he wrote on Facebook

The French Minister of Equality, Marlene Schiappa, told the newspaper Le Parisien that she was outraged by the attack and that the purpose of the fines was to impose a clear social prohibition of harbadment.

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The official reported that several women were complaining of being dragged into the street when France celebrated its victory in the World Cup.

The Paris Public Prosecutor investigates the case of Marie Laguerre for badual harbadment and armed violence, although the man has still been identified.

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What to do if you are a victim of harbadment

The French group #Stopharcelementderue offers the following advice to anyone who feels threatened in a public place:

• Ignore the harbader and walk to the street. In a safe place, such as a shop or restaurant
• If you feel safe enough, answer calmly and firmly, but without excuses

Collective ecomienda ask for it. badisting pbaders-by or pbadengers [19659012] if possible

Insulting the harbader could provoke a violent reaction, he warns. If this happens, or if a stalker threatens or follows you, the best answer is to contact the police.

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