I'm not sure that not being armed is that much different. Even if armed, if the principles behind the force are well set and you trust (based on facts and exper

I'm not sure that not being armed is that much different. Even if armed, if the principles behind the force are well set and you trust (based on facts and experiences) that that weapon will not leave the holster without need, it makes very little difference. Just to give an example, I live in Serbia and policemen are armed. Police is far from clean, corruption is present as everywhere and there are obvious ties between crime and police. However, when it comes to the small guy, on the streets, on public events or encounters with an officer I can't say you should be cocerned with your own safety. Sometimes they are armed with rifles, when riskier events take place. Sometimes they are not the most pleasant. But I don't remember the last time I heard an officer discharge a weapon. Funny as it may seem, nobody wants dead bodies in his career. Pieceful de-escalation is a usual crisis outcome. There are a lot of veterans, PTSD sufferers and desperate people around here. Just think of the madness if police charges everywhere guns blazing... This went off topic...