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> I would suggest that what we need is some sort of ready reserve system where everybody is trained at reaching 18 on how to safely use most all common forms of
by gknoy 13y ago
> I would suggest that what we need is some sort of ready reserve system where everybody is trained at reaching 18 on how to safely use most all common forms of police and military gear. I'd further suggest that local police departments be required to have a certain percentage of their patrols as civilian ride-alongs.
The military reserves are certainly an option, but having a mandatory training+service aspect certainly seems ... interesting. Frightening, in a way, but it seems to work for Switzerland.
- seehafer 13y ago> Frightening, in a way, but it seems to work for Switzerland. Yes, because when the entire male populace is effectively your military it's a lot harder for the military to do shady things. Also, as the original commenter points out there's a lot less division between your average joe and someone who is a professional police officer/soldier.