French police will be staging a protest against the level of brutality they are receiving from members of the public. A major police union said that 300 officers have been hurt since the start of the year and the police will protesting on May 18. RT reports: Police believe they have been unfairly treated by the public for simply trying to do their job. A major French police union, Alliance, says that police are already stretched following a step up in security following November’s terrorist attacks. The organization says there is a mounting “anti-cop hatred” becoming evident in France. “We have gone from being embraced by the crowds after the Charlie Hebdo killings to being attacked repeatedly in the streets,” Philippe Lavenu, from the Alliance police union, told The Local. The Alliance union is pressing the police to stage a demonstration on May 18 to show the public what they have to put up with. “This is totally unacceptable, with 300 police hurt since the start of the year,” government spokesman Stephane Le Foll told Reuters. “We will not let this pass.” The Alliance organization also says it is “outraged by the irresponsible and relentless drive to make out that [...]