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originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: Xeven
The day you or I can be hunkered down because of a mass shooter in the area or if kidnapped at gun point, is the day you or I will regret unarmed police. You will always have bad apples in any profession, including the police. For the most part, if you keep your nose clean, don't carry a chip on your shoulder, and are a law abiding citizen, you shouldn't have anything to fear. It's when people become confrontational is when bad cops lose their cool and things get out of hand.
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
Oh yeah...great idea. Leave the criminals with guns. Guns are inaminate. People kill people, not guns...or knives, or cars, or alcohol, or....or...
Really, really stupid idea. The criminals will always find ways to get guns. What LE supposed to do? Yell "Hey! You! Stop...or Ill grab you!"...as they are blown away.
originally posted by: Xeven
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
Oh yeah...great idea. Leave the criminals with guns. Guns are inaminate. People kill people, not guns...or knives, or cars, or alcohol, or....or...
Really, really stupid idea. The criminals will always find ways to get guns. What LE supposed to do? Yell "Hey! You! Stop...or Ill grab you!"...as they are blown away.
No. In situations where lethal force may be required you would call in an armed response force. I just do not think every cop needs lethal force at his side all day every day where it can be misused.
originally posted by: WeRpeons
a reply to: Xeven
The day you or I can be hunkered down because of a mass shooter in the area or if kidnapped at gun point, is the day you or I will regret unarmed police. You will always have bad apples in any profession, including the police. For the most part, if you keep your nose clean, don't carry a chip on your shoulder, and are a law abiding citizen, you shouldn't have anything to fear. It's when people become confrontational is when bad cops lose their cool and things get out of hand.
originally posted by: crazyewok
originally posted by: Xeven
originally posted by: mysterioustranger
Taking away gun from most cops doesnt mean the police in down town Detroit or st Louis will be disarmed, there situation does not warrant that as they are in a high risk area, but a traffic cop patrolling a safe area? Well there no reason to have a gun.
Exactly taking a gun into a normally safe area actually could cause the problem. Say you have unarmed teen drunk trying to fight the cop. Well the cop has a gun and can't let the teen get at it so guess what. He shoots the drunk teen to protect the gun. If gun was left in car in this situation, the cop could get backup to help him handle the unarmed teen so no one gets hurt.
Brining a gun to this situation actually causes an unneeded shooting.
originally posted by: butcherguy
Wouldn't it be easier to mandate that all cops take Prozac or something like that?
So should the police officers that are not psychotic
originally posted by: TorqueyThePig
a reply to: butcherguy
You are interacting with one on a forum as we speak.
So I should be medicated because what others have done?