US cop quits 'too risky' UK force

Times Online (UK) ^ | 12/4/05 | David Leppard

[PeterFinn]

If you don't fight back at the criminals they might not hurt you.

[Dallas59]

Europe is doomed.

[SmoothTalker]

Gun control is stupid and great for criminals. Gun control+not arming your police is even dumber and even better for criminals.

[Gordongekko909]

Aside from the editorializing at the end, that article was refreshingly objective. Quite a change from the American MSM.

[conservativewasp]

So is England.

[MARKUSPRIME]

Well at least our police here can protect us.

[wvobiwan]

Considering the Islamofacist threat evidenced by 7/11, I would think that Brit police would WANT weapons so that they might kill a terrorist bomber rather than allow them to kill dozens of innocent civilians.

I guess not, they prefer the US Democrat approach: Wait until they kill you, then we'll go arrest them.

[BigTom85]

'Gun control is stupid and great for criminals.'

Yep, exactly right.. Just look at NYC or Chicago or any large city. Only people with guns are cops and criminals and the cops have so many rules put on them by bureaucarts with use of thier guns that they are damned if they used ti and damned if they dont use it..

[joesnuffy]

Obviously they just need MORE stringent gun laws
as the ones they have dont seem to be working and the criminals keep disobeying their current lawze...

The police also must stay disarmed at all times this way
showing the violent criminals the moral highground.

Police need to lead the way and by example...once the criminals see that it is immoral to rape, steal, and kill
and even more immoral to carry firearms..surely they will stop...

A few good people must be sacrificed for the good of the many...right Karl?

[joesnuffy]

BAd guYs Love Passive-Fists

[clee1]

A cop without a gun is like a prize bull without a d**k. Useless.

[rightwinggoth]

"We're police officers! We're not trained to handle this kind of violence!"

[Shalom Israel]

“It seems that in Britain ordinary officers are instructed not to engage with dangerous criminals. But if police officers can’t engage with them, who can?”

Trick question. The answer is to arm the populace, and keep the police unarmed. If a cop is allowed to be better armed than a law-abiding citizen, you have what we like to call a "police state".

[Shalom Israel]

Well at least our police here can protect us.

No they can't, and it isn't their job either. They may be armed, but they aren't on the scene in time to protect you. Their job is to show up later and collect evidence. Your job is to protect you.

[DustyMoment]

Sounds to me as though he learned a great lesson about police work - DON'T DO what the Brits do. Arm yourself and be ready to bring the dirtbags down.

The UK is in real trouble because of their policy against self-defense for victims.

While they shove their elistist noses in the air at the American "cowboy" method of law enforcement, we lose far fewer cops.

[MARKUSPRIME]

Thats true which is why I have a carrier permit and have a Beretta .40 cal in my car. :)

[aculeus]

Bump.

[headstamp]

“That was the first time I’d ever let someone wanted for attempted murder simply walk away from me,” said Johnson. “It went against everything I knew. I thought it was my duty to arrest these people. “It seems that in Britain ordinary officers are instructed not to engage with dangerous criminals. But if police officers can’t engage with them, who can?”

With a policy like this, the Brits are consciously cutting the police force's enforcement ability by an order of tremendous magnitude. It's as if the force was a third of it's size just by a policy decision removing 2/3 of it's enforcement ability. Incredible.