In Arras, a speaker against incivilities: how far can the city go to gain respect?

In Arras, this sentence does not come out of the mouth of a municipal agent, but from an automatic loudspeaker, triggered remotely by a video surveillance operator. Since the end of February 2025, the city has been experimenting with an unprecedented device: the installation of deterrent sound messages on the outskirts of two voluntary contribution points (VAPs), to combat wild garbage deposits. An initiative praised for its effectiveness, but w…