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If a patrolman is unarmed, he will not be perceived as a deadly threat by wrongdoers and thus will be less likely to be shot. And consider the current number o
by JackFr 10y ago
If a patrolman is unarmed, he will not be perceived as a deadly threat by wrongdoers and thus will be less likely to be shot. And consider the current number of criminals apprehended without guns drawn. It is possible, even in the United States.
Certain officers and teams absolutely should well armed, but it should be a much smaller subset of the force. A call for deadly force should be an explicit, intentional escalation.
- exclusiv 10y agoI watched a show on LA gangs and there are areas where the police don't even go anymore because the gangs are packing assault rifles. If the police don't have any weapons, why would they patrol ANY area that might be dangerous? Edit: I see you recognize that some should be armed. Perhaps you're right. Maybe its discretionary based on your patrol. They could deputize parking enforcement. Oh wait, that might be worse haha.
- noobiemcfoob 10y ago"A call for deadly force should be an explicit, intentional escalation."