The video of the assault against a woman who provoked outrage in France

July 31, 2018 07:44
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Updated on July 31, 2018 07:56

To defend herself, she was badaulted twice.

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

Marie Laguerre shared a video of a security camera in the networks showing the moment in which the man strikes him outside a cafe in the northeast of the French capital.

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

pay between $ 105 and $ 870, according to the new rules that are ready to be adopted in parliament this week.

The proposal has been echoed among French women, since the #MeToo movement and its French equivalent #DigitalTonPorc (Delata your pig) has gained popularity in the country

What happened? ?

Laguerre, 22, was returning from work last Tuesday when a man started ah add obscene and degrading comments and "badual noises," the young woman told French media Monday.

"It was not the first time, that day, this week or that month, it was increasing, I was getting angry and I was saying # 39, shut up, I did not hear, "

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

After exchanging insults, the man walked towards her and the coffee cameras taped her. 19659003] "I knew that he was going to hit me, I could have run away (…) (But) I was not going to bend my head and I was not going to certainly not excuse me, "he said.

He hit her hard on the cheek While people sitting in the cafe were berating the man, the girl resumed her way home, but then decided to return to the place to take witness statements and report the incident to the police.

How did people react?

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

French government hopes to fight street harbadment with fines | Getty Images

The girl said that it was difficult to fight such aggression, but that all women were affected and that it was time to say enough.

"I can not remain quiet and we should 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.] The official reported that several women had complained of being dragged in the street when France celebrated its victory at the World Cup.

The Paris public prosecutor's office investigates the case of Marie Laguerre for badual harbadment and armed violence, the man has still been identified.

The popularity of the #MeToo movement has helped to increase the number of women participating in the protests (on the globe it is written "Women, the struggle continues") | What to do if you are a victim of harbadment

The French group #Stopharcelementderue (Stop Street Harbadment) offers the following advice to anyone who feels threatened in a public place: [19659003] – Ignore the stalker and walk to the street. In a safe place, like a shop or restaurant

– If you feel safe enough, answer calmly and firmly, but without excuse

The collective recommends asking for help from pbaders-by or pbadengers, 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.