2 ms·
He'll be asked to put his weapon down. And will subsequently be charged with possession of a firearm or of something that looks like a firearm, and in addition
by tinco 11y ago
He'll be asked to put his weapon down. And will subsequently be charged with possession of a firearm or of something that looks like a firearm, and in addition probably with some kind of charge for endandering people and if he pointed it a police officer there'd be a charge for that as well.
If the police felt especially threatened he might be shot in the leg or tasered (depending on what the police in that country is equipped with).
All the charges together would probably result in a hefty fine, something like a few thousand euros and probably some jail time (a few months tops).
p.s.: I'm talking about northern european countries here, southern/eastern countries are significantly less easy going.
- whatok 11y agoDo police in these countries somehow have enhanced marksmanship and reaction times vs US police? I am not going to blame anyone for taking someone pointing a gun at them seriously and protecting their lives. Aiming for someone's leg (or let's try some movie techniques and shoot them in the hand) is only going to slow down reaction time and possibly end up with a worse situation.
- scotty79 11y agoI think in Europe police doesn't assume that something that could be mistaken for a gun is a gun because presence of actual gun on any given random event is minsicule. If some gun was fired or if they are pursuing known serious criminals they use guns. In europe use of a gun is a planned action, not instincive response to feeling somewhat threatened.