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Our police are not generally armed and prefer to use persuasion where possible. Of course they do not operate in such a violent society as their American counterparts. They can be generally confident that the person in front of them doesnt have a machine gun. That makes policing a lot easier.
It's quite a remarkable thing Tommy, and the police must be either very brave or very confident in the system.
There's truth to what the foreigner says here I think. I am strongly in favor of our right to bear arms, but it's worth noting that our very well-armed society makes it more dangerous for police officers to interact with us in general. We're a people with many dangerous weapons at our disposal, so it's only natural that the job of policing is a little harder/scarier here. That's why our police officers act the way they do. They're scared of being killed by a dangerous person.
My son is a police officer. He has been thumped a few times and involved in several physical tussles. He sprayed someone last week, the only time he has had to use it this year. It isnt a picnic over here by any means but generally, it is safer than the US because the general public doesnt have access to guns.
It's an amazing accomplishment!
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Yes a man was shot and killed in a plush area of London this weekend. This brings the number of fatalities to 2(two) this year. This shows what a lawless society we have become. Britain is OUT OF CONTROL !!
Thats a poor effort. These have been committed by the tory party who set the actual rules. What do you think about that ?
I just checked the figures in the US. It looks like 12500 fatalities this year. I dont think that is particularly unusual and is obviously a subject of much discussion on here. Nobody ever looks beyond the event to look for a solution. That seems mad to me.
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The "few" are the ones that broke the law. The very people who set the laws. The tory party.
Normalcy and respectability is making a dent in this clusterfk Tommy. Maybe it's time to draw a line to separate how we respond to the rational ones and how we respond to the crazies. No normal and decent person should have any difficulty determining where that line needs to be drawn anymore.
The gun debate has abandoned valid talking points and has become spiteful and vindictive. There are many examples of the anti-gun side promoting extremist anti-gun measures while the pro-gun side promote extremism on upholding their professed rights.I just checked the figures in the US. It looks like 12500 fatalities this year. I dont think that is particularly unusual and is obviously a subject of much discussion on here. Nobody ever looks beyond the event to look for a solution. That seems mad to me.
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That is obvious that the US has a higher murder rate than European countries. But most of these murders happen in so called inner cities in the fights between street gangs.I just checked the figures in the US. It looks like 12500 fatalities this year. I dont think that is particularly unusual and is obviously a subject of much discussion on here. Nobody ever looks beyond the event to look for a solution. That seems mad to me.
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The thread is a bit more basic than that.UK police killing me is less likely than me landing on the moon. There are systemic reasons for that.
