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If you’re a cop in Denmark or Japan you don’t mistake someone reaching for their wallet as a gun, because almost nobody can have them.
by viburnum 7y ago
If you’re a cop in Denmark or Japan you don’t mistake someone reaching for their wallet as a gun, because almost nobody can have them.
- Someone 7y agoAlso, if they legally own one, chances are about 100% they aren’t allowed to carry it, loaded. Even if they carry a loaded gun, they’re less likely to use it against the police than in the USA because punishments are less severe. In the extreme, three strikes laws (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-strikes_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-strikes_law) makes even petty thieves with a previous felony conviction more likely to use a gun. The USA has found a local optimum where cops have reason to be afraid of a large fraction of the population and vice versa, and doesn’t seem to be able to find a way out of it.