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The prevention campaign of the national police to fight against revenge porn is struggling to get through on social networks.

A visual supposed to alert young people to the dangers of

sexting

[sending photos or texting of a sexual nature] created a real outcry this Saturday morning on social networks.

Many Internet users accused the official Twitter account of the national police of "making the victims guilty" and of not attacking the "culprits".

"[

Sexting

] Sending a

nude

is accepting to take the risk of seeing this shared photo", was it written in a visual shared on Twitter by the official account of the national police - followed by more than 580,000 subscribers -, which has since been deleted.

The visual posted on social networks by the national police to fight against sexting and revenge porn.

- Twitter screenshot

"The national police place the responsibility on the victims"

Many Internet users were indignant on Twitter, the hashtags #sexting and #PoliceNationale even ranking in the top 5 of the most commented subjects on the social network.

“How does the national police fight against revenge porn?

By addressing the potential culprits by recalling the illegality of the thing and the penalties incurred?

Oh no!

By making the victims feel guilty, systematically the target of their communication on the subject, ”one Internet user protested.

“They absolutely do not say to be careful!

The national police blame the victims.

Moreover, it is not to the victims to whom the police should address, but to the people who practice revenge porn.

We must show that it is punishable by law, ”tweeted another Internet user.

How does the National Police fight against revenge porn?

By addressing the potential culprits by recalling the illegality of the thing and the penalties incurred?


Oh no!

By making the victims feel guilty, systematically the target of their communication on the subject.

pic.twitter.com/ll7MQJMvTA

- Bunker D (@Bunker_D_) March 6, 2021

"Translation: sending a nude is accepting the fact that men are big, immoral pigs because even if you are the victim in the story, we prefer to protect them.

National police, the worst shame of this country!

Can we also read on Twitter.

Others did not hesitate to point out that "the guilt of the victims" was not new.

“The national police make the victims bear the responsibility for the malicious acts-aggressions that they may suffer.

A micro-illustration of the common experience of women victims of assault who enter a police station, ”wrote one Internet user.

"Do not confuse victim and guilty"

Many personalities from the political world and associations have also denounced the message conveyed by this prevention campaign.

“Do not confuse victim and culprit.

Sending a nude is not an offense.

Publishing an image without the person's consent is.

It is on this point that pedagogy and communication would be very useful @PoliceNationale ”, wrote Aurore Lalucq, MEP of the Génération.s movement.

Faced with many criticisms, the national police account deleted its tweet, without providing further details for the moment.

“The @PoliceNationale deleted its tweet.

Bravo to all those who alerted @NousToutesOrg, ”feminist activist Caroline De Haas tweeted.

The @PoliceNationale deleted his tweet.



Bravo to all those who alerted.

@NousToutesOrg pic.twitter.com/sreSbLnZyx

- Caroline De Haas (@carolinedehaas) March 6, 2021

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