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Yes. If they want to shoot me dead. Shoot! Stop pussy footing around.
I think we the balance about right on this one.
Normal community policing Rozzers don't need guns, but need to be able to call on the shooters when required.
as others have said, this is different for airports etc, where I think they should all be packing heat.
My mate would love to, just don't be wearing a Sunderland FC shirt if he's around. 😀
No,
First and foremost if their is a need to routinely arm the Police it should come from the Police and not handwringers scared of their shadow.
I would hate it leading to a US paramilitary style of policing when weapons are drawn routinely as part of any interaction with 'bad guys'.
Buttle/Tuttle?
No; "The police are the public and the public are the police" Robert Peel
and as for capital punishment as always there is only one sensible response; Derek Bentley.
Absolutely not.
No, but there should be at least a doubling of armed officers Nationwide. You'd be staggered at how few there are on patrol at any one time. If the 'Bataclan Incident' had happened in the UK, we'd likely still be negotiating
I don't think they should be. I am perfectly happy with armed response units. But as someone said above, the police in France are armed, and that didn't stop what happened in Paris.
What I do think is that police should be relieved of all the bureaucratic crap they have to undertake, and be allowed to police. Then, there might be one nearby when something does begin to happen.
Definitely not but a bit of pt would not go amiss for a few of them.
The Police should be armed with feather dusters.