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wtf? That's why in europe this happens all the time, right? I don't think it would help the situation at all if both sides would be armed. (Which, obviously d
by mweibel 12y ago
wtf? That's why in europe this happens all the time, right?
I don't think it would help the situation at all if both sides would be armed.
(Which, obviously doesn't mean that I think what the police doing there is correct).
Maybe it's actually the other way around: Police knows people are probably armored, that's why they might need to have heavy armory as well.. Think about it.
- arethuza 12y agoIn case anyone has forgotten - in 2011 police in London shot and killed an innocent young man, multiple days of rioting in multiple cities followed: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_England_riots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_England_riots
- allegory 12y agoSome facts: Duggan was a Tottenham gang leader who was under investigation for various things from drug dealing to stabbing someone. The riots were just teenagers looting, not politically motivated.
- arethuza 12y agoMy mistake, I misread a report into the inquest - it was deemed a "lawful killing" at the inquest, I read it as "unlawfull".
- mweibel 12y agoi'm not saying similar stuff doesn't happen. But people having weapons doesn't help at all.
- jmathai 12y agoI just meant that if you're going to allow law enforcement to be armed then you need to have lawful ways for citizens to also be armed. There has to be a checks and balance system in place. In reality that's what most of the US constitution is based on and why the Bill of Rights puts so much power back into the hands of the people because the power of government was not something to be taken lightly. I'm not advocating that people go out with guns and start shooting at police.