Off Topic > Off Topic
UK Parliament attack; 20 injured, 5 dead
sir dooble:
--- Quote from: Cappytaino on March 22, 2017, 01:58:41 PM ---The officer stabbed was also unarmed (wtf?)
--- End quote ---
Police in this country are typically unarmed besides their batons and PAVA spray.
Conan:
why no gun tho
i mean sure certain police shouldn't always carry a gun but anyone protecting important public centers like the parliament or nearby should be armed...
Maxwell.:
--- Quote from: Conan on March 22, 2017, 02:17:20 PM ---why no gun tho
i mean sure certain police shouldn't always carry a gun but anyone protecting important public centers like the parliament or nearby should be armed...
--- End quote ---
the police around the parliament and other public centres like it are armed, that's why he got shot
sir dooble:
--- Quote from: Conan on March 22, 2017, 02:17:20 PM ---why no gun tho
i mean sure certain police shouldn't always carry a gun but anyone protecting important public centers like the parliament or nearby should be armed...
--- End quote ---
It's typically not necessary. Plus counter-terrorism acts fast. The man was shot and it didn't take half an hour for armed response to arrive, so there are armed police.
But not every officer needs to carry a gun. They make the public uncomfortable and they're a liability.
But if you're in London, around the tube or Westminster then you're closer to armed police than you think.
And if you go to Buckingham Palace the Royal Guards all carry live rifles.
Pastrey Crust:
I've been in London and the Buckingham Palace and can confirm. The cops in London are 100% unarmed.