Posted on 09/22/2019 3:46:16 PM PDT by robowombat
KKTX-AM - Corpus Christi
Vermont City Councilor Considers Disarming The Town's Police Force posted by Bill Galluccio - Aug 27, 2019
If one city councilor in Burlington, Vermont has her way, the police in the town might have to give up their guns. Perri Freeman brought up the idea during a recent city council meeting and says that she hopes to spur a conversation about the expectations and training of police officers in the community.
Freeman, who is a progressive Democrat, pointed out that other countries do not have armed police forces.
"Realizing that there are actually several countries where they're not using firearms for their regular police duties. Just to name a few: the U.K., Ireland, Iceland," Freeman told WCAX. "I started thinking critically about what is the next step in terms of policing practices, whether that's having more sophisticated training for officers, having a different expectation."
The head of Burlington's police officers union blasted her idea because it ignores the fact that many Americans legally own guns. He explained that disarming the police would make them vulnerable, especially in potentially dangerous situations.
"There are a lot of guns around, and we as the police, try to put ourselves in the position of advantage all the time, and to show up to an armed incident unarmed? I can't think of anything more disadvantaged than that," said Dan Gilligan, President of the Burlington Police Officer's Association.
Her plan is unlikely to be enacted as she does not appear to have support from the mayor or other members of the council.
"I think it's really quite unrealistic to think they can do their job effectively and be safe themselves and keep the public safe if they were to be disarmed," Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger said. "My sense is this is an idea that is really out of touch with the reality that the men and women of the Burlington Police Department face as they work every day to keep the city safe."
While Freeman admits there might be situations where officers need to be armed, she hopes her suggestion will lead to discussions about policing tactics.
"It's not an overnight thing. It's a gradual program. It's talking about how do we really shift and talk about doing things maybe differently in a way that might be better in the long run," she said.
then they will disarm EVERYONE period.
My neighbor played rugby for four years, they call him Goliath. And he has some arms on him! Could be very dangerous!
I hope they don’t take him away, I like him.
No guns eh? Then try that by entering a prison with no ARMED GUARDS to protect you and see what happens.
EFFING STUPID LIBERALS. They really are GD stupid.
No. No. No guns o
In chambers. We will make a nice sighn. The councilwoman can endorce the policy.
Let me guess, she’s a transplant from Kalifornia. That’s where the cops are being treated as the criminals and the democrats in the State House turn the criminals loose.
Seriously... Time to hold them to the fire. All in or fold. All or none. You can bet the communists will backtrack instantly and it will not be mentioned again. They will think twice when their own security cannot legally carry to defend them.
“Never go Full Retard”
Gaydar activated
Any officer that stays is out of their mind.
“...EFFING STUPID LIBERALS. They really are GD stupid....”
Stupid?
No, no they are not.
Dangerous, yes.
Intent on seizing power and using the coercive power of the
“Der Staat” to force YOU into compliance, yes.
They are not stupid at all. They are following a playbook that was used in Nazi (National Socialist) Germany, in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (communist Russia), Communist China, and any other socialist sh*thole you can name.
It’s been done before, and they’re froggy enough to think they can get away with it here, now.
And they can’t get away with it as long as there are people who able to shoot back at them - including cops.
LEOs need to remind themselves whose side they’re on - the American side, of the liberal/socialist side.
This is going to end badly!
She’s got a face the screams “Dyke”!!!!
“I started thinking critically.....”
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No, not really.
Vermont is a state full of inbred retards clearly.
When you have Bernie Sanders as a Senator coming from that cesspool, rock bottom is in plain site.
I’m more comfortable with disarming cops than with disarming civilians.
[She’s got a face (that) screams “Dyke”!!!!]
That’s exactly what I was thinking as well. Even if she is in the closet.
There’s an awful lotta high-end real estate for sale in Vermont these days...
Gee, wonder why?
Knew ‘she’ would like like a man
Im sure shes for disarming both.
They always want a ‘conversation’.
Their idea of conversation - is I tell you what to do- you do it - end of conversation.
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