The policing of the measures to control the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus has been a core aspect of the 2020-2021 corona crisis. This paper concentrates on the differences in policing the corona crisis in France and the Netherlands. In France the dominant frame is of policing as a matter of ‘force’ and ‘war’; the Dutch policing style is framed in terms of responsibilization, communication and persuasion. A relevant factor here is also how the governments have tried to create and maintain legitimacy and support for their anti-corona policies. Both approaches created their own, specific problems, that have resulted in the changes in the styles of policing and rule enforcement.