The Grounds of Wrath

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. But an eyewitness video emerged that revealed something different."

Read more at the New Statesman.