Hara‑Kiri n°111 (Décembre 1970) is one of the magazine’s most famous anti‑police and anti‑authority Christmas covers, perfectly encapsulating the brutal, anarchic humour that defined Hara‑Kiri at the end of the 1960s and start of the 1970s.

The cover shows a uniformed policeman facing the viewer against a deep red background. His mouth is grotesquely stuffed with leftover food — lettuce, meat, sauce — as if force‑fed. The image is deliberately theatrical and exaggerated, designed to shock rather than depict realism.

It accompanies the headline:

“Noël ! Pensez aux mal aimés.Invitez un flic !”(“Christmas! Think of the unloved. Invite a cop!”)

This is classic Hara‑Kiri cruelty‑as‑critique. In the aftermath of May 1968, police forces symbolised repression, authority, and state violence for much of the French left.

By presenting the policeman as the ultimate “unloved” guest at Christmas, the magazine turns social hypocrisy inside out — exposing resentment, irony, and political anger through savage humour.