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And the behaviour is guided by what they are legally allowed to do, or what they think they can get away with. It's pretty clear that the US is far more lenient
by smcl 3y ago
And the behaviour is guided by what they are legally allowed to do, or what they think they can get away with. It's pretty clear that the US is far more lenient on police and frequently lets them get away with murder, often quite literally. They're above the law.
As I said, UK police aren't perfect and tbh I'm sure they'd love to carry guns around and push people around a bit with a bit more impunity. But they aren't untouchable in their duties.
- ali_m 3y ago> I'm sure they'd love to carry guns around Some of them would, but perhaps not a majority. When the Police Federation most recently surveyed their members on this question in 2017 [1], 66% were opposed to routinely arming officers with firearms (although that number is down from 82% in 2006). [1] https://www.polfed.org/our-work/operational-policing/firearms/ https://www.polfed.org/our-work/operational-policing/firearm...
- smcl 3y agoPleasantly surprised by that, though the decline is a bit concerning.