The facts: in the heart of Paris, my wife was in a labour and delivery room. Throughout the childbirth area, we were wearing blue clothes that were supposed to help minimise biological contamination.
I came out of the room and walked right into a big revolver in its holster, in the belt of a uniformed police officer. Astonished, I walked forward and saw that a group of three police officers was engaged in a discussion with several members of staff.
I asked a nurse what was happening. Very upset, she told me that a Muslim woman was giving birth and that her condition required the intervention of a doctor. When the husband learned that only a male doctor was available, he refused. When the staff present did not want to pay heed to this refusal, the husband started to get worked up to the point where the staff called the police to calm him down.