metalmonkey
13-03-10, 11:21 AM
This debate does get aired every so often...
Rather than giving the police guns shouldn't we be looking at the casue of the violent crime in the first place. When some is shot something has gone really wrong.
My own view is that if the government wanted to bring down crime then would do something about poverty in this country. It was reported in the last week or so that 40% of the children in London live on the poverty line or below it. If something was done about poverty, health care, housing and education it would really improve everyone's live in this country. Since Labour came into the power the gap between rich and poor has increased!
Fast foward to the street if the above was done there would be less violent crime, thus why would more police need carry guns? I hope this makes sense.
My self personally I have not use saftey equipment on anyone, I have worked in some pretty dam violent places. Last time I used baton was break in a house I think, casue someone collaspe inside that was well a while ago.
I have been punched, kicked, bitten and spat at more times than I remeber, however being armed wouldn't have made a difference. But a taser may have.
I don't think CS is a partically useful tactial option, I would prefer to have a taser as it gives better tactial options and used correctly a non-lethal use of force. However there are some people I have worked with I wouldn't trust with a water pistol. For any kind of force to used, it has to be justification for why it was use. Yes people get it wrong.
It should be noted the vast majority of people I have worked with are professional it only takes someone like Dizi to give the wrong image. When do you ever hear good news?
Going back to my orginal point, want to do something about crime then sort out the above. But since no one seems to care about it, things will carry the way they are and may even get worse.
Rather than giving the police guns shouldn't we be looking at the casue of the violent crime in the first place. When some is shot something has gone really wrong.
My own view is that if the government wanted to bring down crime then would do something about poverty in this country. It was reported in the last week or so that 40% of the children in London live on the poverty line or below it. If something was done about poverty, health care, housing and education it would really improve everyone's live in this country. Since Labour came into the power the gap between rich and poor has increased!
Fast foward to the street if the above was done there would be less violent crime, thus why would more police need carry guns? I hope this makes sense.
My self personally I have not use saftey equipment on anyone, I have worked in some pretty dam violent places. Last time I used baton was break in a house I think, casue someone collaspe inside that was well a while ago.
I have been punched, kicked, bitten and spat at more times than I remeber, however being armed wouldn't have made a difference. But a taser may have.
I don't think CS is a partically useful tactial option, I would prefer to have a taser as it gives better tactial options and used correctly a non-lethal use of force. However there are some people I have worked with I wouldn't trust with a water pistol. For any kind of force to used, it has to be justification for why it was use. Yes people get it wrong.
It should be noted the vast majority of people I have worked with are professional it only takes someone like Dizi to give the wrong image. When do you ever hear good news?
Going back to my orginal point, want to do something about crime then sort out the above. But since no one seems to care about it, things will carry the way they are and may even get worse.