“Young man, haven’t you forgotten something?” “What, do I have to wear it on the street too?” “Pierre,” Pierrot “for the close friends, cannot get over it. “Here, this is the first time that I have taken it out”, the municipal police officer is surprised. Facing him, in the heart of downtown Thionville, this young high school student “unmasked” pleads good faith. “I didn’t know it was mandatory, sorry,” he mumbles, pulling a surgical mask out of his coat pocket.
The clock has now passed the midday mark, signaling the start of a daily cat-and-mouse game since the re-containment.
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No verbalization
“Want to see a magic trick?” You just have to follow us, ”invites Pierre. The patrol, made up of three men, landed on Place Anne-Grommerch. One of the favorite spots for young people during the meridian break. In the distance, students are chatting, nose to the air. The intimidating blue of the municipal police force has the same effect: the masks are instinctively raised. “You see, magic …”
Pierre lets go, while letting go of this little advice: “Young people, the mask is worn on the nose!” And not just when you run into us. A collective and cooperative “yes” escapes from the group. The municipal agents resume their journey.
Now is not the time for repression, but for dissuasive discourse. “We demonstrate pedagogy. We spread the message, we are insistent. There is no question of verbalizing yet. This leniency is not reserved only for middle and high school students. Approach assured, cigarette at the end of his life at the tip of his lips, this forty-something is also called to order: “Sir, if you want to smoke, it’s static. »Pierre does not shy away from the sanitary protocol of the moment.
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“Young people play the game”
The patrol is heading towards the entrance to the Les Capucins shopping center, another place that usually fixes the students. Two high school students from Providence, Diego and Alexandre, savor their hamburger sitting down: “They are static, no more than six. So… ”So in the nails. ” The mask ? We got used to it in class and outside, no problem, the two friends proclaim with one voice. We prefer to have lunch outside. The canteen is… It’s not safe. We are all next to each other, without a mask. It seems safer to us to have lunch outside, in the open air. “
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A speech imbued with wisdom. And which testifies to a situation under control in Thionville: “On the whole, the young people play the game. They all have their mask on them. It’s just a matter of reminding them of its importance to their own health, and that of others. “
In addition to this mobile patrol, static teams of the municipal police crisscross the city center: “Two agents are in the area of the bus station and the Capucins. We are also watching Place Turenne. We are trying to cover all the ground. »History that magic operates over time.
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