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| Thread ID: 114666 | 2010-12-12 19:35:00 | Should the Police be armed | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1161058 | 2010-12-12 20:57:00 | Do I want it, no not really. Is it necessary, absolutely. +1 |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1161059 | 2010-12-12 21:13:00 | I am a definite No and I even think the access they have to guns at the moment needs tightening up. Because a lot of polizei are selected on racial and gender lines instead of the best available we have people that are not fit to use guns except under supervision. Two years ago my neigbours son passed all the selection processes and has keep up to date with fitness requirements and was told to wait for intake. He was told he smoked the selection process he is a sportsman very clever and into guns and hunting perfect for the polizei. He has been told they have an excess of White European Males and are trying to get a more diverse police by recruiting minorities and women. Now you have people who unfit to use a firearm. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1161060 | 2010-12-12 21:52:00 | They should be armed but one downside is that in the states most of the police officers who commit suicide use their service weapon. NZ has a high depression and suicide rate, giving them firearms could be a bad decision, its part of the reason they are still debating whether or not to permanently arm the police. I don't think we need to be like the US where in some states the cops have a weapon trained on you at all times but some form of protection needs to be introduced, something a little more threatening than an electric shock. |
The Error Guy (14052) | ||
| 1161061 | 2010-12-12 21:59:00 | I find it so totally unacceptable that a polizei could train a gun on me at a traffic stop. This WILL happen once the polizei get guns on their hips like wild west gun slingers, the rules around will get loosened to the usa procedures. |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1161062 | 2010-12-12 22:00:00 | I do not think they should be armed. The thought of some police officers being armed scares me. I do think they perhaps need better training and tougher entry requirements. | Pato (2463) | ||
| 1161063 | 2010-12-12 22:08:00 | Error Guy... what did you have in mind.... but some form of protection needs to be introduced, something a little more threatening than an electric shock. |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 1161064 | 2010-12-12 22:08:00 | I totally agree .... as long as all Police have intensive training in the use of the weapons they carry. I'm with SP8. We need a shift in our perception of officers, though. I see traffic police as just above the level of security rent-a-cops, i.e. in both examples, wanna-bes who never made the grade. Although traffic police ostensibly are part of the police force, there still seems to be a perception even within the force of "them" and "us". Do I want it, no not really. Is it necessary, absolutely. And I'm also with you, DeSade. If traffic police are to be armed, I would want to be assured of their maturity to carry arms. |
WalOne (4202) | ||
| 1161065 | 2010-12-12 22:09:00 | In the light of the latest attack If we are talking about the latest attack, then no. How would a gun of helped if he was attacked from behind ? |
wmoore (6009) | ||
| 1161066 | 2010-12-12 22:13:00 | Pato... re: The thought of some police officers being armed scares me. Great - long may some of the losers in this world be scared too. I see that this beaten-up cop is described as popular and humble..... who wants a humble cop? I would prefer an efficient cop and don't believe that the two go together. |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 1161067 | 2010-12-12 22:18:00 | If we are talking about the latest attack, then no. How would a gun of helped if he was attacked from behind ? He would have the gun trained on them from the start both out of the car and both in cuffs before attempting to deal with the traffic incident. |
DeSade (984) | ||
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