Why is justice lenient with ordinary delinquents and merciless with Nicolas Bedos?

Why is justice lenient with ordinary delinquents and merciless with Nicolas Bedos?
Why is justice lenient with ordinary delinquents and merciless with Nicolas Bedos?

TRIBUNE – The actor's sentence to one year in prison, including six months, for sexual assault, contrasts with the weakness of other verdicts for much more serious crimes, says essayist Céline Pina.

Former local elected official, Céline Pina is a journalist at Talkeressayist and activist. Founder of Viv(r)e la République, she notably published Guilty silence (Kero, 2016) and These essential goods (, 2021).


« Depending on whether you are powerful or miserable, court judgments will make you white or black. » is a proverb which, although often fair, is not infallible. Indeed, the opposite case also exists, we call it more prosaically: “ cut off the protruding head “. The conviction of Nicolas Bedos illustrates this specific case.

The facts themselves are quite ridiculous: drunk in the evening, the director would have placed his hand for a few seconds on the genitals of a young woman over his jeans. Another time, he allegedly grabbed another young woman by the waist to kiss her on the neck. This deserves a resounding slap and some well-felt insults, but a one-year sentence…

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