Je porte plainte [English translation]

This is a complaint against man

His law and his norms

His police hat and his weapon

Hidden behind uniforms

And the asshole who manhandles us

Make disgraceful people of us

They assign and lead us

To spit at their badges

This is a complaint against you

You and your colleagues

Who regard us as outcasts

Ill-adapted to your rules

You who belittle us

And take us for yahoos

Cocaine dealers

You who made an insult of our name

And against your racist laws

All your magistrates

This is a complaint

Against those who condemn our bros and sistas

A big kiss from me to the judge

Your preachers are sinful

Professional foolers

This is a complaint

The brothers live in fear

Of your filings and fingerprintings

Your tight handcuffs

Your mates don't care

They put respect aside

When the rooster* crows

Even a mother can get handcuffed

(chorus)

This is a complaint

On oath or not

Even representing the government

No one is above the law

For everyone has rights

Full of faith are my verses

Whether you listen to me or not

You who protect peace

Leave us the fuck alone

This is a complaint

Yes, youth are fed up

"Put up your hand, your finger, your joint"

This is a complaint

Against your abuses of power

Whether you mean to do your duty or not

This is a complaint

I wish you knew

For a mere joint

Your mates gave us such a hard time

Life is freaking annoying

For those kids from the projects

When every single police raid

Goes together with custody

To think the trouble-makers

Are just a minority

Too much facial discrimination

To tell you the truth

You looked down upon us so often

And behaved so harshly

That you drove us crazy

And hostile to authority

You reported us too often

Your patrol are frightening

You're not all the same

I don't mean to generalize it

You like busting people's balls

For just smoking a reefer

"Flavoring" us with teargas

Is one of your guilty pleasures

At every demonstration

Your methods are draconian

Your truncheons and your kicks

Enjoy hitting craniums

It's normal that people feel hatred and sorrow

And finally don't understand anything

That's usual since idiots are kings, huh !

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Policeman : Dear Sir, what you're saying now is inadmissible, it's just inadmissible ! And you must also know that in real conditions, including refusals to cooperate and those who just don't have documents, well... Oh, by the way, I'd be pleased to see your documents as well.

You say "nothing is impossible to a Frenchman"**

I don't know what to think anymore either

Nor where I stand

Since I feel well-integrated

Fulfilling my duty as a citizen

So forget about my typically

French Arab look

Justice is not equal between François and Khader

This is a complaint

I'm not your scapegoat

Just an emissary

Who came to thwart you

Because now your friends can't tell

Schools from prisons

Hey, Gentlemen, repression

Is not a solution

Yes, your conditions of detention

Are so precarious

Plus so many humiliations

Your custodies give us the creeps

This is a complaint

He told me "Bend down and cough" !***

Policeman : Sure ! The way you talk about it, it's like we persecute you. Don't you feel like you're overdoing it ?

Tunisiano :

I'm just saying some don't do their job correctly

Too many at the end of their ropes

So go easy

'Cause hatred breeds hatred

And it will all explode sooner or later