Time to arm UK patrol cops
#16
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
Yes but my point is, it's easy to throw a gun at the problem instead of actually having the discussion of what the better non lethal option is.
Imagine if you were a police officer and tomorrow you were told that it is a requirement for you to carry a gun from now on. Would that be fair, going by your comment that they don't seem to want them?
Imagine if you were a police officer and tomorrow you were told that it is a requirement for you to carry a gun from now on. Would that be fair, going by your comment that they don't seem to want them?
And for the record, there is no such thing as a non lethal weapon, only less lethal.
#17
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Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
in some situations, yes. The Daily Mail will find enough outrage material as it is...
Of course, a lot of British Police are armed...you could argue that weapons are slowly being brought in. I don't see a political or cultural issue - it's been cute, but as Zulu has said, liberal and tolerant nations arm their police.
it's interesting that police don't want weapons: this strikes me that a level of expectation was set: naturally a sea change would be culturally significant.
if you decided that all new police entrants were trained and armed I don't think you would see a drop in recruitment.
#18
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
I agree to a point, but the problem is that at this moment in time, there is no non lethal force option available to the police, that is nearly as reliable as a firearm. Hopefully the day will come when this is not the case, but who knows when that will be
And for the record, there is no such thing as a non lethal weapon, only less lethal.
And for the record, there is no such thing as a non lethal weapon, only less lethal.
#19
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
Last year 67 cops in the US were killed by gunfire. 5 were killed by accidental gunfire (eg the police shot themselves).
Given the very low level of deaths by gunfire in the UK, I'd suggest you are better off getting guns out of society entirely. And that's before you get to the people murdered by police gunfire over the same period, and the reality that you can't trust a cop with any kind of weapon.
Time to get rid of more guns, both in the wider society, and in police hands.
Given the very low level of deaths by gunfire in the UK, I'd suggest you are better off getting guns out of society entirely. And that's before you get to the people murdered by police gunfire over the same period, and the reality that you can't trust a cop with any kind of weapon.
Time to get rid of more guns, both in the wider society, and in police hands.
#20
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
Last year 67 cops in the US were killed by gunfire. 5 were killed by accidental gunfire (eg the police shot themselves).
Given the very low level of deaths by gunfire in the UK, I'd suggest you are better off getting guns out of society entirely. And that's before you get to the people murdered by police gunfire over the same period, and the reality that you can't trust a cop with any kind of weapon.
Time to get rid of more guns, both in the wider society, and in police hands.
Given the very low level of deaths by gunfire in the UK, I'd suggest you are better off getting guns out of society entirely. And that's before you get to the people murdered by police gunfire over the same period, and the reality that you can't trust a cop with any kind of weapon.
Time to get rid of more guns, both in the wider society, and in police hands.
#22
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
More lethal so I'd say no. The banana adds a more friendly look, appeals to kids and allows any football fan to fight back fairly if they get abused by police. Actually, that image makes me chuckle.
#23
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
Last year 67 cops in the US were killed by gunfire. 5 were killed by accidental gunfire (eg the police shot themselves).
Given the very low level of deaths by gunfire in the UK, I'd suggest you are better off getting guns out of society entirely. And that's before you get to the people murdered by police gunfire over the same period, and the reality that you can't trust a cop with any kind of weapon.
Time to get rid of more guns, both in the wider society, and in police hands.
Given the very low level of deaths by gunfire in the UK, I'd suggest you are better off getting guns out of society entirely. And that's before you get to the people murdered by police gunfire over the same period, and the reality that you can't trust a cop with any kind of weapon.
Time to get rid of more guns, both in the wider society, and in police hands.
#24
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
basic fact is that it's:
Good guys 0 Bad guys 2
If these 2 officers had been armed it might have been:
Good guys 1 Bad guys 1
Only 1 in it but a big difference
Good guys 0 Bad guys 2
If these 2 officers had been armed it might have been:
Good guys 1 Bad guys 1
Only 1 in it but a big difference
#26
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
Yes, but if the football fans get their hands on them, it will only lead to calls for the police to be armed with foam filled replica fruit items......so the arms race continues
#27
Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
Thats the beauty of it. Football fans already have them so you're fighting banana with banana.