France’s prime minister is proposing tougher and faster punishment for people who attack the police.

PARIS (AP) — “Dead or Alive.” The chilling words were scrawled on photos of three police officers in their uniforms posted last month on a wall in a Grenoble suburb, in southwest France

To French police, this is just one more sign of an upsurge in violence specifically targeting police that is making it harder for them to keep France safe.

A police officer was shot to death last week in the historic district of the southern city of Avignon, a summer tourist mecca. The murder in broad daylight struck a chord among the French, with thousands of people joining police to pay homage Sunday to the 36-year-old officer, Eric Masson, at Avignon police headquarters. More Details : Click Here