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In most of Europe police carry guns,yet lethal encounters with members of public are rare( not saying they don't happen at all though). It's not just guns but t

In most of Europe police carry guns,yet lethal encounters with members of public are rare( not saying they don't happen at all though). It's not just guns but the attitude of policemen. In Britain,police tend to talk to you for how long it takes until you come back to senses.If that doesn't help they do handle you.If they think you have guns, they'd send those who know how and will shoot if necessary. A stressed and confused guy in a hospital setting with no gun/knife is a low risk and should be talked to for beginners. They somewhat overreact there quite often.

_bxg1 6y ago
Exactly. I think the assumption that every encounter needs to have a gun present encourages needless escalation.
- PeterisP 6y ago
  In Europe, even if the police have guns during an arrest, they will generally not be pulled out unless the detainee is armed (possibly with a knife) and resisting. An unarmed resisting person will generally be tackled and restrained without pointing a gun at them even if one is "present" - there are quite strict procedures against escalation that seem to be missing or ignored in USA.
mythrwy 6y ago
Meh that sounds like less fun. More fun is toss a flash grenade into the hospital room, rush in with shields and body armor after beating a hole through the wall with a battering ram, throw the guy on the floor and shout "Stop Resisting" while beating the heck out of him and shocking him with tasers, burn down 2 adjacent hospital rooms, terrify the staff, shoot the bing machine because it is causing you to fear for your life, then find out it was the other hospital on the other side of town and have a high speed chase over to that hospital running red lights and causing three fatal accidents along the way, repeat the whole process with no consequences whatsoever then high five each other and recount the salient details all the way back to the station.
- gccxsse 6y ago
  You forgot about shooting any dogs you see, arresting anyone with a camera, defacing the american flag, and riding around in decommissioned military equipment.
  - mythrwy 6y ago
    Then make a Hollywood movie or TV series about it. "Brash no-nonsense cop and his partner buck the system to bring down the bad guys! Preferably in body bags. Starring Michael K. Williams as hospital bad guy #1. Available on Showtime starting February 23'rd"

_bxg1 6y ago

Exactly. I think the assumption that every encounter needs to have a gun present encourages needless escalation.

PeterisP 6y ago
In Europe, even if the police have guns during an arrest, they will generally not be pulled out unless the detainee is armed (possibly with a knife) and resisting. An unarmed resisting person will generally be tackled and restrained without pointing a gun at them even if one is "present" - there are quite strict procedures against escalation that seem to be missing or ignored in USA.

mythrwy 6y ago

Meh that sounds like less fun. More fun is toss a flash grenade into the hospital room, rush in with shields and body armor after beating a hole through the wall with a battering ram, throw the guy on the floor and shout "Stop Resisting" while beating the heck out of him and shocking him with tasers, burn down 2 adjacent hospital rooms, terrify the staff, shoot the bing machine because it is causing you to fear for your life, then find out it was the other hospital on the other side of town and have a high speed chase over to that hospital running red lights and causing three fatal accidents along the way, repeat the whole process with no consequences whatsoever then high five each other and recount the salient details all the way back to the station.

gccxsse 6y ago
You forgot about shooting any dogs you see, arresting anyone with a camera, defacing the american flag, and riding around in decommissioned military equipment.
- mythrwy 6y ago
  Then make a Hollywood movie or TV series about it. "Brash no-nonsense cop and his partner buck the system to bring down the bad guys! Preferably in body bags. Starring Michael K. Williams as hospital bad guy #1. Available on Showtime starting February 23'rd"