| Should UK police officers be armed? |
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Micteth-Son of Udas
Klingon Warrior
Joined: 20 Jul 2002
Posts: 3202
Location: rite behind you!
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 Mon Nov 08, 2004 9:44 pm |
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ok not trying to be mean here or nothing but im based in the u.s. and police officers carry guns, i find it VERY VERY VERY sad that a police person does not carry some kind of firearm.
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Angeldust
The Mob Queen
Joined: 28 Jul 2004
Posts: 6498
Location: In your most wonderful, screwed up dreams. :P
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| Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:51 am |
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| Quote: | | that was my sig. Didn't mean for it to have anything to do with the topic. |
Yeah. I just didn't want anyone to call me a flip-flopper or something. 
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superwoman
Vice Admiral
Joined: 25 May 2004
Posts: 5742
Location: Sweden
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| Tue Nov 09, 2004 12:57 pm |
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| Exalya wrote: |
Yeah. Guns have killed more people than saved. How many do you suppose were good people, huh? How many? Policeman not carrying guns? That's backwards! I wouldn't BE here if policeman didn't carry guns! My Uncle would not BE here if policeman didn't carry guns! Or my grandfather, or my grandmother. Yes, ALL in law enforcement ('Cept me, but Dad would've been killed before I was concieved), NONE have killed anyone, ALL have drawn their weapons, and most have actually fired at someone. I can't say I'm too sorry about the gun-slingin' convict a policeman kills. I WOULD be sorry for the unarmed policeman shot by the gun-slingin' convict. And yes, criminals would carry guns. I guarentee you, they would carry guns. You think knives are more humane? You think they'll let up because the police are easier to beat? No. Heck. No. And my family has never gone looking for fights. They get in fights because of who we are--law enforcement. In self-defence, I'll take my pistol, thank you, over the knife in my pocket. |
1. I would love to hear you definition on "good people"
ehm... and for the rest of it... well... history is repeating it self. And my guess would be that you live in th US. It's a fact that they have quite a bit more guns, then here. I don't know, but I can't discuss this sinse I don't know your feelings or how the gun thing is overthere. I haven't even seen a loded gun. (And I'm glad I haven't!) But it sounds like you live with them. I just can't even imagin that! so, I'm sorry but I can't dicuss it with 'you...
And guns scares me! the fewer the better.
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Superman
Fleet Admiral
Joined: 06 Dec 2003
Posts: 10220
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| Tue Nov 09, 2004 6:06 pm |
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| Quote: | | And guns scares me! the fewer the better. |
That is an entirely valid point, Anna.
I don't like them either. I wish we could return to a time when policemen didn't carry them and the policeman was part of a community, not just a guy patrolling it.
Sadly, those days are gone. 
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Melodramatic
Rear Admiral
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Posts: 4577
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| Tue Nov 09, 2004 9:31 pm |
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Yes, they should. All police officers should.
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Arellia
The Quiet One
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Posts: 4425
Location: Dallas, TX
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| Tue Nov 09, 2004 11:07 pm |
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| superwoman wrote: | | Exalya wrote: |
Yeah. Guns have killed more people than saved. How many do you suppose were good people, huh? How many? Policeman not carrying guns? That's backwards! I wouldn't BE here if policeman didn't carry guns! My Uncle would not BE here if policeman didn't carry guns! Or my grandfather, or my grandmother. Yes, ALL in law enforcement ('Cept me, but Dad would've been killed before I was concieved), NONE have killed anyone, ALL have drawn their weapons, and most have actually fired at someone. I can't say I'm too sorry about the gun-slingin' convict a policeman kills. I WOULD be sorry for the unarmed policeman shot by the gun-slingin' convict. And yes, criminals would carry guns. I guarentee you, they would carry guns. You think knives are more humane? You think they'll let up because the police are easier to beat? No. Heck. No. And my family has never gone looking for fights. They get in fights because of who we are--law enforcement. In self-defence, I'll take my pistol, thank you, over the knife in my pocket. |
1. I would love to hear you definition on "good people"
ehm... and for the rest of it... well... history is repeating it self. And my guess would be that you live in th US. It's a fact that they have quite a bit more guns, then here. I don't know, but I can't discuss this sinse I don't know your feelings or how the gun thing is overthere. I haven't even seen a loded gun. (And I'm glad I haven't!) But it sounds like you live with them. I just can't even imagin that! so, I'm sorry but I can't dicuss it with 'you...
And guns scares me! the fewer the better. |
My feelings on guns? Love 'em. Loaded pistol in my cupboard. I shoot my Rugger for fun when I go see my father. M'dad's a gun junkie, there's a loaded pistol in every room. (Excessive, I'll admit, but fun) Guns are really not scary! They're scary in the hands of people who know nothing. I know how to handle a gun properly and safely. (And YES, you CAN handle a gun safely) Fear of guns is unwarranted, certainly with those who grow up around them. I've shot since I was 8. I don't shoot live things. I target shoot, because I enjoy it. My father lives in a rural area, and frequently visits the woods. It wouldn't even be safe for him to go without a pistol. And by "good people," I mean non-murderous. Such as most policeman.
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Kyre
Commodore
Joined: 15 Mar 2002
Posts: 1263
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| Wed Nov 10, 2004 9:52 am |
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Call me crazy if you want, but an 8 year old with a pistol is scary.
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Arellia
The Quiet One
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
Posts: 4425
Location: Dallas, TX
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| Wed Nov 10, 2004 11:51 am |
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It wasn't a pistol. BB gun. Was just trying to get used to handling a weapon. Didn't get to use a pistol for a few years after that. It's not like I'm obsessed, or think everyone should know how to use a firearm. If you don't like 'em, that's your business. I, however, like the freedom of going out to the hills with my father shooting at targets for a while. It's pretty much a tradition that all of us learn how to shoot, and very well, at that. Been doing so for generations. Not to mention, when myself or my father tend to go into places where there's bears, rattle snakes, and mountain lions, I like to know that we've got some kind of protection. And yes, situations like that have occurred. As for policemen, they know how to use their guns, and they use them for the purpose of protection. Certainly doesn't worry me.
And, might I add, my family is definitely NOT the norm in America.
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