2007-03-15 00:07:30 · 13 answers · asked by micky45 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I know they've been around for a while but I've only recently been to an airport and wondered if there could ever be circumstances in which a machine-gun be used with thousands of people present. Mr Al Q isn't going to be standing in the middle of the runway in an orange boiler-suit is he. Seems as useful as a chocolate tea pot to me , and could fall into the wrong hands.
2007-03-15 05:53:01 · update #1
What's the problem, armed police have been at our airports for years...
2007-03-15 00:15:52 · answer #1 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm in Spain and its the norm here for the police to be armed at all levels. When they do road blocks, which they do quite often along the coastal roads, there are often 3-4 heavily armed officers, head to toe in black complete with dark sunglasses, standing either side of the dual carriageway, looking into the cars as they go by, sporting a side arm and a machine gun type thingy...thats very disturbing and threatening....
2007-03-15 10:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by SunnyDays 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no doubt that since Entebbe (how many remember that?) countries have got more sensitive to terrorism.
Don't blame the messenger and think before you engage brains, this is not a product of the last 16 years.
2007-03-15 03:05:16 · answer #3 · answered by MANCHESTER UK 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
i became right into a hire a cop for 4 years together as not constantly interior the comparable kind circumstances, enable me inform you purely this regulation enforcement of any kind can best be defined as follows. Its hours and hours of stark bordom interupted by using moments of stark terror.
2016-12-18 14:12:27 · answer #4 · answered by spadafora 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though they machine pistols they dont have full automatic capability so they will not be spraying crowds of holiday makers with lead.
2007-03-15 07:46:49 · answer #5 · answered by frankturk50 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are their to reassure the public that they are in control..but it will not stop a determined loony attempting something, but the public can help by not leaving their luggage unattended and reporting anything suspicious and that go's for train stations too
2007-03-15 00:30:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
It'll seem like a really good idea if a well planned terrorist attack happens and they don't have a kind word as their only weapon. Honestly, is this a serious question?
2007-03-15 00:38:30 · answer #7 · answered by 9D4KHP 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
good idea i don't waht a 9 11 here
2007-03-15 06:55:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'd think it was a good idea if they were using them to protect you from a terrorist
2007-03-15 12:30:23 · answer #9 · answered by Ian UK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police with guns is never a good idea
2007-03-15 00:17:26 · answer #10 · answered by Shane 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋