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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostI think Blair speeches would be more appropriate - we don't want to excite people.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostI have a better idea , incarcerate them in a cinema and force them to watch videos of Margaret Thatcher speeches
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Originally posted by vetran View Postindeed a dedicated VR team & drones equipped with gas & tazers.
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Originally posted by Hobosapien View PostToo indiscriminate, may as well let the perp blow the place up.
Drones with tazers or newer wider area tech is the way forward. They can be on guard everywhere a lot easier than armed law enforcers. Just hope they get the AI right if not letting CCTV operators control them in public areas.
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Originally posted by DodgyAgent View PostI am all for arming anyone as long as it means cleansing the country of wailing self loathing, brit loathing liberals
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I am all for arming anyone as long as it means cleansing the country of wailing self loathing, brit loathing liberals
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Maybe if we had more bobbies on the beat to nip things in the bud with a clip round the ear we wouldn't need robocop.
Just a thought....
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostReports of gunfire will generate an armed response from the Police who will generally get there just as quickly as their unarmed colleagues.
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Originally posted by Bee View PostThey can hide the gun in their briefs.
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Originally posted by DaveB View PostYou are making the assumption that the Police want to be armed. The vast majority don't. My youngest brother is a Copper and has been a firearms Officer.
Being able to deal with an armed individual intent on killing civilians depends on having an armed response at the scene when they fire the first shot. Thats unlikely to happen given the numbers of Police we actually have. Reports of gunfire will generate an armed response from the Police who will generally get there just as quickly as their unarmed colleagues.
Having armed police on the streets in Germany didn't stop the latest nutter, nor did it make a difference in France with the Charlie Hebdo shootings or the Bataclan theatre shootings.
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostSend them a link to sascretin's posts.
No amount of fresh plump Virgins would be enough to endure even a tiny fraction of his tedious gibberish!
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