The police have crossed the line.
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(02-26-2013, 05:04 PM)RockHunter Wrote:
(02-26-2013, 03:26 PM)GRiiM Wrote: Thankfully abusive cops in UK is a lot rarer but it still happens.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpySS_H7crw

Our cops don't carry any firearms or a tazer, I believe they only use a baton and riot shield in cases where there are large groups with potential danger.

That's a sweeping statement . Plenty of police officers within the UK carry firearms . Mark Dugan wasn't killed from the force of a baton or a riot shield.

Where do you live? I've never seen a patrolling officer with any sort of firearm.

Reading into more information about the Mark Duggan case I found this:

The police who shot Duggan were part of the Specialist Firearms Command (CO19), accompanying officers from Operation Trident, a London Metropolitan police unit responsible for gun crime within the black community.
Meaning that these aren't regular police officers.

http://www.findlaw.co.uk/law/government/...00497.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_unif...m#Firearms

Sounds like the only officers known to use firearms are specially trained forces guarding main government buildings, airports or response to serious threats.
Metropolitan Police Federation Peter Smyth said, "A lot of police officers don't want to be armed. We don't want a call to arms, I don't think that's necessary."

Hell, armed officers weren't even called out when this guy tried to attack officers with a machete.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX5CPx4RKWw


Messages In This Thread
The police have crossed the line. - by ToasTie - 02-26-2013, 12:19 PM
RE: The police have crossed the line. - by equal - 02-26-2013, 02:12 PM
RE: The police have crossed the line. - by GRiiM - 02-26-2013, 04:36 PM
RE: The police have crossed the line. - by GRiiM - 02-26-2013, 03:26 PM
RE: The police have crossed the line. - by GRiiM - 02-26-2013, 05:20 PM
RE: The police have crossed the line. - by Adman - 02-26-2013, 04:56 PM
RE: The police have crossed the line. - by Link - 02-26-2013, 05:42 PM
RE: The police have crossed the line. - by Astrid - 02-27-2013, 12:10 AM

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