Time to arm UK patrol cops
Sep 20th 2012, 8:37 am
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Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
Imagine you're a cop confronted by an armed criminal, maybe carrying a gun or a knife, or even just someone twice your size carrying a hammer.
The criminal is intent on doing you or some member of the public serious harm.
Backing away is not n option, neither is calling for back up (wouldn't arrive in time)
Would you now really wish your were carrying a firearm and be trained to use it, or not?
Sep 20th 2012, 8:42 am
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Sep 20th 2012, 8:50 am
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Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
I couldnt imagine ever feeling the need to carry a gun. Cops nowadays have various 'weapons' at their disposal which can be used to disarm most criminals they are confronted with. Personally, no I wouldnt want to have a gun. As we see in too many other countries the gun tends to be the first course of action.
Ok, quick question for you and others who think that cops shouldn't carry firearms.
Imagine you're a cop confronted by an armed criminal, maybe carrying a gun or a knife, or even just someone twice your size carrying a hammer.
The criminal is intent on doing you or some member of the public serious harm.
Backing away is not n option, neither is calling for back up (wouldn't arrive in time)
Would you now really wish your were carrying a firearm and be trained to use it, or not?
Imagine you're a cop confronted by an armed criminal, maybe carrying a gun or a knife, or even just someone twice your size carrying a hammer.
The criminal is intent on doing you or some member of the public serious harm.
Backing away is not n option, neither is calling for back up (wouldn't arrive in time)
Would you now really wish your were carrying a firearm and be trained to use it, or not?
Sep 20th 2012, 8:53 am
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Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
Absolutely spot on.
That's your desire, but totally unsupported by evidence, sense, or any kind of strategic decision making.
Much, much, better to cleanse guns from society, and keep them out. Then the police don't have to be routinely armed and EVERYONE is safer.
Arming police against a backdrop of generally available guns results in more deaths, not less.
Much, much, better to cleanse guns from society, and keep them out. Then the police don't have to be routinely armed and EVERYONE is safer.
Arming police against a backdrop of generally available guns results in more deaths, not less.
Sep 20th 2012, 11:49 am
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Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
what would a cop do if confronted with one of Chris's 'exotic animals'....
we can discuss this one, but getting annoyed and turning this into a UK/Australia debate does nothing....I think looking to the case of neutral countries who arm their police is interesting...it can work. Looking at society can assist.
I don't see it as a failure, to arm, nor does it have to happen.
we can discuss this one, but getting annoyed and turning this into a UK/Australia debate does nothing....I think looking to the case of neutral countries who arm their police is interesting...it can work. Looking at society can assist.
I don't see it as a failure, to arm, nor does it have to happen.
Sep 20th 2012, 11:58 am
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Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...men-named.html
Sep 20th 2012, 12:00 pm
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Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
who chooses that?
Sep 20th 2012, 12:41 pm
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Re: Time to arm UK patrol cops
In typical Mail fashion we are made to almost feel sympathy for these people firing guns at the Police, brandishing deadly weapons, threatening others etc etc. Live by the sword, die by the sword.
Trigger happy cop
Of those 'victims' in the photo's one of them was shot by accident when the Police mistook a torch for a gun.
Trigger happy cop
Of those 'victims' in the photo's one of them was shot by accident when the Police mistook a torch for a gun. 33 shot dead between 1995 and 2010, and a few since. Quite a few innocents, quite a few up to sumfin dodgy but hardly deserving of a trigger happy cop
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...men-named.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...men-named.html