How much immediate protection can they provide?
2007-02-06 10:14:29 · 16 answers · asked by Hillytag 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
If you have nothing to hide, why would you run? Unforunate death, but sends a message!
2007-02-09 02:54:12 · update #1
This has already been done.
FBI for example in the US. does lots of anti-terrorist work.
2007-02-06 10:32:53 · answer #1 · answered by rostov 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Arm the Police Force?!! This would be nothing more than a recipe for pure disaster!!
Look at what happened last time police were armed and worried about terrorists shortly after the 7/7 bombings in London.
An innocent man shot dead becuase a trigger happy pc panicked...
No way should general police be armed - terrorism needs to be fought at its root not on street level.
2007-02-06 11:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by Georgie B 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The police force, homeland security (cia/fbi) are better if their reports are read and acted upon by the white house. Military response is obviously not the answer. Great Britain has now stopped two major terrorist attacks with their police.
2007-02-06 10:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Raven 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For one it is not a Police Force anymore - Police Service. They are not enforcers anymore.
I think we all have to have our wits about us as individuals to help tackle terrorism in being vigilant and aware that society has changed now.
2007-02-06 23:18:45 · answer #4 · answered by See it as 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe they should pole the police officer who walks the beat, He/she is the one that put their life on the line every time they go out on the streets. As to whether this will stop the unseen enemy, i doubt it
2007-02-06 17:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the police have a nasty habit of shooting innocent, unarmed people dead. And that's with just the 'specialist' firearm units on the streets - arm the average copper and it'll all go very wrong indeed.
2007-02-06 21:35:00 · answer #6 · answered by Captain Flaps 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
if our police force is armed then more criminals will be armed. at least now if it all kicks off in the pub the most that would happen would be that someone got battered. personally i do not like the idea of kids in my town being armed. armed police have already made one tragic mistake with Jean Charles de Menezes.
2007-02-06 10:27:25 · answer #7 · answered by val f1 nutter 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Have you ever tried to shoot someone who is invisible? It's not easy. Unless they are wearing a hat of course.
2007-02-07 21:14:51 · answer #8 · answered by G P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why? what are they going to shoot at if the terrorists are invisible,
by the time you find out he is a terrorist he would have blown himself up anyway.
2007-02-06 10:23:21 · answer #9 · answered by Max 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
our anti terror police are already armed and waiting,also armed forces if needed,to react to any threat by anyone.
2007-02-06 22:15:46 · answer #10 · answered by a.c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋