In Finland the police are always armed and always(?) have been. Yet, iirc, they discharged their weapons a total of 6 times in 2014. They also carry pepper spra

In Finland the police are always armed and always(?) have been. Yet, iirc, they discharged their weapons a total of 6 times in 2014. They also carry pepper spray, batons and tasers and are trained to use the appropriate amount of force in any given situation after trying to de-escalate instead of just shooting first. If they have to shoot, they go for the legs. I have zero issue with them being armed.