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British police don't usually have guns, and I always felt safer for it when I lived there, fwiw.
by abstractbill 18y ago
British police don't usually have guns, and I always felt safer for it when I lived there, fwiw.
- kqr2 18y agoYes, but they have surveillance cameras everywhere. It's a bit Orwellian.
- abstractbill 18y agoMost of those cameras are privately owned, and on private property. I'm ok with that.
- jimbokun 18y agoDoes the state have the right to demand and view the tapes?
- yummyfajitas 18y agoMaybe you felt safer, but the numbers suggest your feelings were incorrect. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/798708/posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/798708/posts Note: I realize the US has high murder rates. Murder rates are not indicative of general safety, since most murders consist of one crook killing another. To put a face on it, think Tony Soprano or Stringer Bell taking out the competition. Most robberies (at least those reported in crime statistics) consist of a criminal robbing a civilian.
- NonEUCitizen 18y agohttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4713753.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4713753.stm