21-08-2019, 12:46 PM
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Re: Should UK police officers be routinely carrying Tasers?
Originally Posted by tarantula
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The Americans are no safer just because all their police are armed, much less safe, imo.
21-08-2019, 12:48 PM
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Re: Should UK police officers be routinely carrying Tasers?
Originally Posted by tarantula
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The Americans are no safer just because all their police are armed, much less safe, imo.
21-08-2019, 02:46 PM
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Re: Should UK police officers be routinely carrying Tasers?
HiI have never been Police or Military.
In 40 odd years of being an Enforcement Officer, 28 of those with a Home Office Permit to use a Firearm in a Public Place I have only once had to use it in the UK.
That was against an escaped Bull from a Slaughterhouse in Yorkshire.
We are trained to take them alive, a dead Terrorist is no use,
A live one is a valuable source of Intelligence.
I would not trust some Police Officers with a Pencil Sharpener, let alone a gun.
There are times you have to kill, simple fact of life.
A bearded lunatic swinging a Machete is not one of those.
A machete is easy to take off them, it is one of the most ineffective weapons in existence.
A professional with a 3 inch blade is a totally different matter.
Thankfully our home Terrorists are idiots.
The ISIS trained ones coming back are a different matter.
21-08-2019, 06:39 PM
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Re: Should UK police officers be routinely carrying Tasers?
We are talking about crims in general Swims, not just terrorists...Don't agree re shooting at the wrists either - small moving targets. Double tap to the frontal lobe which controls movement is the way to go to prevent movement.
I still maintain the Police should be armed, but obviously trained properly and regularly evaluated.
21-08-2019, 06:40 PM
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Re: Should UK police officers be routinely carrying Tasers?
Originally Posted by Bruce
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I don't really understand your ramblings. I certainly never said a taser works in all circumstances, infact the opposite, just to remind you what I actually said:See that? I am in favour of armed police as I said all our police are armed at all times they definitely would not be using a taser against a terrorist.
It might help if you actually read what I wrote rather than rattling off at a totally irrelevant tangent and perhaps avoid making absurd statement like "... a bullet to the wrists to stop any pressing of buttons." surely you are aware that suicide vests are detonated by releasing a trigger rather than pressing it? Not to mention the remote chance of hitting such a small target, police are trained to shoot at the torso for a reason.
21-08-2019, 07:47 PM
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Re: Should UK police officers be routinely carrying Tasers?
The Dixon of Dock Green, 'evenin all' style died long ago.https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...enin-more.html
21-08-2019, 07:53 PM
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Re: Should UK police officers be routinely carrying Tasers?
Originally Posted by swimfeeders
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... A bearded lunatic swinging a Machete is not one of those.
A machete is easy to take off them, it is one of the most ineffective weapons in existence.
In which case - why was that police officer stabbed - not once - but multiple times?
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