I disagree. Almost every country on the planet arms its police force and all of those countries are rather low in crime, at least compared to the US. When ther

I disagree. Almost every country on the planet arms its police force and all of those countries are rather low in crime, at least compared to the US. When there's a situation that requires guns, they stay put until the police with the guns arrives. Or they become a hero and get stabbed in the process: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/22/police-british-university-students-and-french-pupils-among-those-hurt https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/22/police-briti... https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-49273979 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-49273979 https://news.sky.com/story/police-officer-critical-after-being-stabbed-with-machete-11779802 https://news.sky.com/story/police-officer-critical-after-bei... https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/man-charged-stabbing-police-officer-a4423816.html https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/man-charged-stabbing-p...