Completion of a form explaining why the person is outside at the time of the curfew is mandatory in France, where a national quarantine has been in place since the end of October due to a coronavirus pandemic. In this case, however, the perpetrator’s sincerity was said to have taken him by surprise.
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About an hour after midnight, the 39-year-old man was spotted by a police patrol hiding behind a car near the local train station. “He said he was waiting for someone to break his mouth,” Police Chief Daniel Kerdraon told AFP.
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“He filled in the certificate by hand and entered his real name and the time of leaving home. But his colleagues explained to him that the reason given by him was not valid, “he added.
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However, the policeman appreciated that the person in question “in a way” worried about complying with the law. “He left the house with a properly filled out document, but was warned that ‘fighting’ was not a reason that could be acknowledged,” he added.
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The potential brawler must return to the police station in Brittany on Monday to explain why he had a weapon in the form of a knife with a pop-up blade.
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