When I was in London, I remember talking to one of the cops about some stuff, but he told me a funny story about some politician and a famous quote.
The politican told the press in regards to some law that the people wanted "The people have spoken....the bastards".
Same cop was pretty funny, but he though the whole thing about special training to carry a gun and being part of a special unit was absurd, but he made a joke about how criminals, who break the law, are sure going to respect gun control laws and the only thing keeping a criminal from trying to get a gun and kill him is that criminals obvious respect for the law.
I was cracking up.
I am going to have to remember that quote - it could be very applicable at times.
I ran into a London officer at Police week here in Wash DC this May and he said until a couple years ago he was on the evening shift and one of the pub owners left him and his partner a pint on the back fence before he closed up! He was all PO'ed that his shift got changed cause he liked the free beer.