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.
I don’t wanna say she looks dykey, but I bet she was pretty much ISSUED a Subaru Forester.
not armed=no police, who would work under those conditions?
“I put an M1911 .45 against her forehead. She tries to convince me she isn’t a treasonous Communist, so I don’t paint the far wall brain tissue pink...”
Now, now. You know they lie.
Nope, not saying a thing, not a darn thing...
I don’t want to get both of us in trouble...
(not with the poster ... just elsewhere ...) /inside joke
And I'm just some evil, straight white male.
I used to joke that I should've slapped a "COEXIST" sticker on my last one and infiltrated leftist events.
I’m sure they’re great cars.
Nully made a similar joke to someone once, a long time ago.
Then Nully told me about it. Now I have to give him a little ribbing about it, from time-to-time.
[straight white male]
Ah, no wonder you don’t vote Democrat!!
“”I started thinking critically “”
I doubt that she has ever STARTED thinking! Vermont! They need to secede from the union. What have they ever offered the country?
“”Realizing that there are actually several countries where they’re not using firearms for their regular police duties.””
And THAT’S a complete sentence?
She has the right to move to any of those other countries, doesn’t she? I wonder what the voters think who put her in office. Probably think she’s just the greatest - the same people who put Bernie in office. What am I thinking?
“”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.””
Kinda like going to bed a female and waking up and deciding to be a male. Just like that! Got it!
And everyone else in Vermont has a firearm.
Good luck.
She is wrong. I was just in Ireland last week. Bus we were on got in an accident. Every police person who showed up had a side arm...and a taser.
Vermont is a state with a heavily armed populace (and a low crime rate). If you don’t want your cops to bear arms, I guess you don’t want cops. Every man, woman, and beastie for their own selves! Have at it, schmucks.
If cops in a particular town in a particular state don’t have guns….just think about WHERE MS 13 types would gravitate to if they could?
Why not allow the cops to carry muzzle-loading muskets and blunderbusses? After all, they say that is fine for the rest of us just like when the 2nd Amendment was approved.
BULL!
Wasn't it an Outback?
I think so.
But hey, when I see “Subaru........”
;)
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