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@PCI - anything you want to tell us about how you know so much detail about this?
@everyone thanks for the responses. a good read. not got lots of time these days to read and respond to every single one but will go through the thread again and may respond to some here and there.
For now, enjoy an AFO/ARV officer pic. As referenced by some such as Fifi, yes there are tasers that UK police can have but only specially trained officers get these. The majority of officers do not have those either.
@everyone thanks for the responses. a good read. not got lots of time these days to read and respond to every single one but will go through the thread again and may respond to some here and there.
For now, enjoy an AFO/ARV officer pic. As referenced by some such as Fifi, yes there are tasers that UK police can have but only specially trained officers get these. The majority of officers do not have those either.
02-Mar-2021 00:15:19
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Briar Queen said :
I can't speak for whatever weird policies the UK has to not arm their public defense officials with firearms They're not needed because the general public do not have them. A well trained officer can still get the better of the majority of criminals without the use of excessive force.
FiFi LaFeles said :
I wouldn't like to live in a society where people were shooting each other, and being shot at in retaliation, for such things as an argument in a grocery store or their voting preference. How many stabbings does the UK have? I mean, sure, there aren't too many "mass shootings" in the UK, but, "mass stabbings" aren't exactly rare, and knife crimes are pretty common.
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In the year ending March 2020, there were around 46,000 (selected) offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales.
Let's not pretend that weapon crimes are not an issue, it's just a different weapon being used.
If the logic is "UK cops don't have guns because citizens don't have guns", then shouldn't UK cops have knives instead?
At least the British police are taking dangerous spoons and tools off the streets before they fall into the wrong hands:
Who knows what could happen if those fell into the wrong hands? Someone might accidentally build a shelf or eat a bowl of soup. I'm better than you, but that doesn't mean you're not great!
Briar Queen said :
I can't speak for whatever weird policies the UK has to not arm their public defense officials with firearms They're not needed because the general public do not have them. A well trained officer can still get the better of the majority of criminals without the use of excessive force.
FiFi LaFeles said :
I wouldn't like to live in a society where people were shooting each other, and being shot at in retaliation, for such things as an argument in a grocery store or their voting preference. How many stabbings does the UK have? I mean, sure, there aren't too many "mass shootings" in the UK, but, "mass stabbings" aren't exactly rare, and knife crimes are pretty common.
Original message details are unavailable.
In the year ending March 2020, there were around 46,000 (selected) offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales.
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04304/
Let's not pretend that weapon crimes are not an issue, it's just a different weapon being used.
If the logic is "UK cops don't have guns because citizens don't have guns", then shouldn't UK cops have knives instead?
At least the British police are taking dangerous spoons and tools off the streets before they fall into the wrong hands:
https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/974645778558980096
https://twitter.com/MPSRegentsPark/status/1128259712984735744
Who knows what could happen if those fell into the wrong hands? Someone might accidentally build a shelf or eat a bowl of soup. I'm better than you, but that doesn't mean you're not great!
02-Mar-2021 05:28:45
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