Officers call for Police Scotland cars to be equipped with guns

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8gknj0jd4o

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Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world · -7 pts · 190d (10 replies)
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SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 190d (5 replies)

Because police kill people every fucking day by mistake. Many countries do not arm police, they have highly trained squads with guns they call, and those guys don't spray bullets when they are nervous.

Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 190d (4 replies)
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deHaga@feddit.uk · 11 pts · 190d

More guns = more shootings. It's pretty fucking obvious.

TediousTasks@piefed.social · 10 pts · 190d (1 reply)
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Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 190d
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ViatorOmnium@piefed.social · 9 pts · 190d

Because then you either have a tiny police force or you lower standards for gun discipline.

Deceptichum@quokk.au · 11 pts · 190d (3 replies)
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Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 190d (2 replies)
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Deceptichum@quokk.au · 14 pts · 190d (1 reply)
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Chippys_mittens@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 190d
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