Lorenzo Alunni

Jun 25, 2024 | ias.edu | Lorenzo Alunni |Didier Fassin

In an opinion piece for The Guardian, Didier Fassin, James D.

Jul 13, 2023 | ias.edu | Didier Fassin |Lorenzo Alunni

By Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science:"A 17-year-old named Nahel was shot by Paris police at point-blank range on 27 June. Too young to have a driving licence, he had fled when they tried to stop his car but was blocked at a red light and caught by two officers. In their report, the police wrote that the driver had tried to hit them with his car, forcing them to shoot.