Park Life 71 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Sad story but very rare and we should avoid reactionary politics like having armed police and reintroducing capital punishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10876 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Have a referendum. Power to the people and all that shit. What an astonishingly bad idea that would be. You're a fucking lunatic if you think letting the public decide on something like this is a good plan. They'll vote yes, cops will kill someone, they'll wail that the cops are trigger happy. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4729 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 It's always a strange one that. The idea is that we elect someone to represent us, yet on several issues they clearly don't. I understand why etc before a lecture cometh. Personally I think I lean towards having a death penalty and it would be swinging in the Market square. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7034 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 How is a sneak attack ruled out with 2 officers? They arent on patrol in helmand and highly vigilant at all tines ffs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21643 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 The british police are supposed to work for the public, not the military or the government. Arming the police would break this bond; we should be proud of it and preserve it. Besides, the police don't want to be armed as they know it would make them less safe. I'd be interested to know how our police murder rate compares with other countires, especially the US. Anyone know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniffer 0 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 What an astonishingly bad idea that would be. You're a fucking lunatic if you think letting the public decide on something like this is a good plan. They'll vote yes, cops will kill someone, they'll wail that the cops are trigger happy. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow. Actually, I meant referendum on the death penalty. Do you really feel your fellow citizens are incapable of successfully molding this country through the ballot box? I do, but I'm surprised you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonpack 9477 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 The british police are supposed to work for the public, not the military or the government. Arming the police would break this bond; we should be proud of it and preserve it. Besides, the police don't want to be armed as they know it would make them less safe. I'd be interested to know how our police murder rate compares with other countires, especially the US. Anyone know? Nearest I could find, as many die "in the line of duty" in car accidents as get shot though. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2079428/Big-rise-number-U-S-police-officers-killed-work.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10876 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Actually, I meant referendum on the death penalty. Do you really feel your fellow citizens are incapable of successfully molding this country through the ballot box? I do, but I'm surprised you do. I think my fellow citizens are reactionary idiots on the whole and what they're supposed to do is elect people who they trust to make decisions they're not informed enough to make themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 We have armed police for when we need them. The last 4 police officers to have been shot dead in this country over the past 10 years were caught unawares. Being armed wouldn't have saved their lives. http://en.wikipedia....ron_Beshenivsky http://en.wikipedia....ki/David_Bieber Probably the worst 'name drop' ever but I stayed in the hotel that Bieber was caught in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10876 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Arming the police should be a 'triple-lock' referendum. It should be only introduced in the event of a majority in the following three polls: * The officers who would be armed * MPs, on a free vote * The electorate, minus prisoners of course Honestly, arming the police would be idiotic and ultimately lead only to more deaths and more victims, and also, once you've put them out there, it's nigh on impossible to reverse the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essembeeofsunderland 811 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Arming every police officer would lead to more innocent people being killed and no prosecutions for the police officers who pulled the triggers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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