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Delinquency? As in schoolchildren? Or is that a translation thing?
by xen2xen1 3y ago
Delinquency? As in schoolchildren? Or is that a translation thing?
- DirectorKrennic 3y agoDelinquency is probably translated from délinquance, which is generally understood to mean thuggery/small crimes.
- wkat4242 3y agoSo to use these serious spy powers all they need is suspicion of pickpocketing? :O Or am I oversimplifying. Please say so.
- stef25 3y agoIt's probably referring to acts carried out by youngsters in the banlieus (low income areas of France's big cities). Stuff like ambushing police and fire brigades for lolz, partaking in protests they care nothing about to just loot and burn, low/mid scale drug dealing etc. Police has real problems dealing with these types cause there are so many of them together and they quickly scurry back in to their impenetrable tower blocks.
- sebstefan 3y agoYou're overcomplicating, délinquance is code for crime while young / crime while arab
- concinds 3y agoI checked a translation dictonary. Apparently it means crimes in general. I found a French government website that defines it as all crimes[0]. In their annual crime statistics they use it to refer to violence, thefts, robberies, property damage, scams, and drug use[1]. [0]: https://www.cipdr.gouv.fr/prevenir-la-delinquance/ https://www.cipdr.gouv.fr/prevenir-la-delinquance/ [1]: https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/actualites/communiques/insecurite-et-delinquance-bilan-statistique-2021 https://www.interieur.gouv.fr/actualites/communiques/insecur...
- impyamin 3y agoyes it is a general term used to designate petty crime