He was then placed in a metal container and he claimed the officers fired shots at it before taking his wallet and leaving. Of course, there must be other acts of police brutality. Many must go unreported. The stakes are higher in France. Both killed, but the blacks in the south did not risk deportation to a an even more repressive country.
Racism is rampant in France.
There are extreme biases against those immigrants from North and sub-Saharan Africa. Officially and in society, these immigrants are constantly fighting for at least basic rights. There is a fear of repression and disquieting acts of violence wherever they go. In actuality, from where they came is probably as bad as where they are now, in one way or another. This, however, does not make this behavior appropriate.