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In light of all the guys carrying knives around, should the police now carry stun guns as standard?

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  1. A .45 works a lot better than stun guns.  You guys will come around one day.


  2. Yes!

  3. Trials are being conducted in ten forces to allow non-firearms officers the use of Taser. The trials are almost at an end. The feedback so far is very positive and it is highly likely that Taser will be rolled out to all forces.

    I think in light of everything this is the right decision. For those (like Joan K) who wouldn't trust them with a pea shooter think about this.... every officer in the UK carries a metal bar, that is far more capable of causing injury than Taser. Let these offcers have the right tools for the job.

  4. They don't need them, they are not the ones being stabbed.

  5. No, I wouldn't trust them with a pea shooter.

  6. thats a YES from me

  7. I think stun guns can be dangerous if someone has a knife i think pepper spray is very affective,

  8. Yeah lets have some more "Dont Taze Me Bro" incidents. Cops shouldnt even have tazers. Since they dont kill as easily as guns they abuse their authority with them alot.

  9. If someone is threatening an officer with a knife, that is not a situation in which a "stun gun" would be used. That is a lethal situation and calls for lethal action. It has been proven that someone can stand 21 feet away and stab an officer before he/she can draw their weapon and fire. Tasers are a less than lethal option and they do not always have the desired effect to subdue an assailant.

  10. o. Like the otehr felow said, they aren't the ones being stabbed. I think they should carry a real live gun, the same for those getting stabbed. Then those who are getting stabbed could protect themselves instead of waiting for the police to come round and draw chalk outlines around their cold lifeless bodies.

  11. NO, the majority of police are idiots and would use them even when there was no need to. you only have to watch the way they act on the police shows on telly every night, petty minded and power hungry.

  12. Yes! our streets are not safe anymore. I used to be out and about all the time and now look, you cant even go out of your home because you wil get verbal abuse from some trampy chav!

  13. i think they should either be required to have a stun gun or stun baton.

  14. On the other hand, since the police carry fully automatic weapons (M-16s, etc.) shouldn't the American people be allowed to carry them also.  Since when is it okay for America to be a police state?

  15. Absolutely 100% yes.

  16. They should have real guns and shoot the buggers with no warnig (sorry for attitude, my friend was threatened by a bloke with a knife just a couple of days ago)

  17. most of the officers I know already do carry a stun gun in addition to their firearm.  They do, of course, have to justify the use.

  18. well theyve got batons, cs gas and other bits and peices,how about us so called criminals having guns,lets be fair

  19. Stun guns?? Maybe. I know a copper who I wouldn't give him cuffs, never mind a stun gun.

  20. no

  21. They carry CS gas which is enough and a metal baton, plus stab proof vests.

  22. ascoile got that right

  23. no- then the criminals will start to "need" guns too.

    Also, it would give them too much power. In a country where there is no real action apart from petty crimes that the cops actually see, they'd just get too trigger happy.

    (i know there are horrible crimes here but the cops never get in the middle of a knife fight do they?)

    I say pepper spray and stun guns

  24. Firearms Units, Territorial Support Group and Specialist Teams already have acess to taser and can support officers in need of any assistance. However the situation should be kept under constant review in order that the right resources are in place to deal with violent crime and to ensure officer safety.

    http://www.polfed.org/federationpolicy/E...

  25. In my city, stun guns are optional to the police force.  The only thing they have to do to get one is get stunned themselves -- just so they know how it feels before they use it on someone else.

  26. A knife is a deadly weapon. This gives the police options they can use up to and including using their guns or pepper spray. Aggressive people will probably be shot.

  27. Yes , i am in favour for the police to use stun guns. What is this world comming to, it is just so sad.

  28. 100% yes and two fingers up at all you fluffy bed wetting lefties !

  29. yes and perhaps so should we the public
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