@americana.pipedream: In America using the military as a police force is highly illegal except in states of emergency, but the French do it every single day. This is the Gendarmerie Nationale. And we have their duffle bags and pants now available at AP.
trust me, it's much better to deal with the gendarmerie than the police
2026-07-19 23:33:46
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Mawi :
in america using the military ad police is illegal, which is why the police are like the military
2026-07-19 17:09:45
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rares :
romania also has it
2026-08-01 09:48:25
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keykol :
Got stopped by the Gendarmerie once when I was in France. They were polite but they did not fuck about. Very professional and capable force
2026-07-21 15:19:46
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robej 🌾 :
The gendarmerie also make war , they are everywhere the French army does fight, they protect ambassadors in crisis country, and they even do their own military campaign like in Spain during Napoleonic times.
2026-07-19 22:59:49
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Jeremy Wells :
In America they just lie about it. 🤣🤣🤣
2026-07-19 18:47:15
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Gabi :
gendarmerie, GNR, Guardia Civil, Carabineiro, Koninklijke Marechausse, Zandarmeria Wojskowa. It's not just France
2026-08-01 11:42:50
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CERRI :
We have that in the Netherlands too. Koninklijke Marechaussee en DSI (DSI is a joint police military force if I'm not mistaken
2026-07-20 07:22:03
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sipsinmussuttaja :
anybody know what that machine gun is at 20 seconds in?
2026-07-20 00:32:10
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J.Ch 998 :
in most european countries similar rules exist but some types of military units equilivent to the US National Guard and military police units are exempt from them. So no this isn't the army it's the military police
2026-07-20 06:31:20
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M :
It's not only France. Spain and Italy do it as well. It'd part of their traditions and cultural development. Back in the days there was no dedicated police force and the duties to keep citizens safe were left to the military in Spain it was to the religious orders. But Gendarmerie is the first existing law enforcement agency. Spain and Italy got theirs as dedicated police in the 19th century.
2026-07-19 21:42:30
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tyccomeplus2000 :
Also in italy
2026-07-19 20:33:52
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𒉭 :
In Italy too, the “carabinieri” Is also a military like french gendarmerie XD
2026-07-26 00:03:22
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☭⃠il_mostro_di_firenze☪︎⃠ :
bruh it’s the same in italy
2026-07-19 18:31:27
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Xipoka :
Normal in europe btw
2026-07-20 17:53:32
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Ok :
Rhe belgian gendarmerie is also very interesting, too bad they don't exist anymore but they had fn's, porche 911's and great moustaches
2026-07-19 18:04:00
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RaduBanciuKing :
they are not military they are paramilitary
2026-07-31 19:08:05
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A.vZuijlen :
well, the Netherlands has the same thing, but instead of highways, they mainly focus on airports and bases
2026-07-19 21:26:00
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camafo :
portugal as GNR
2026-07-20 00:25:08
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Ryan :
In the north of Ireland they have Englands RUC for their police
2026-07-21 11:05:22
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kerem :
werent the military deployed in los angeles during protests?
2026-07-20 00:37:14
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Suplytintas🇱🇹 :
I mean. from the clips you've shown, the average American police station has more military supplies.
2026-07-21 11:42:09
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Nicø_SZNX :
Germany its Feldwebel
2026-07-19 16:57:43
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