They already have guns, clubs, teargas, armour, so why not?
2007-10-23 20:34:18 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Interesting that only three of you dislike the idea of the police stabbing people.
2007-10-23 20:48:27 · update #1
Do they have room? They got their tazer, the gun, the bullets, the maze, the radio.... All hanging from one belt. I get a kick out of those with pork bellies that, like little kids, keep pulling their sliding pants up...
Just think, they need all that to defend themselves while all *we* need is a thin, cell phone with a video camera in our backpocket!
2007-10-23 23:36:10 · answer #1 · answered by TURANDOT 6 · 0⤊ 5⤋
I don't know a single one that does not.
EDITED LATER:
As many have already stated here, most police carry firearms. In every case I have ever read, officers who have used their knives against another person were in situations where things have gone VERY wrong.
I suppose you would have different views if yours was the life that was saved by a cop who cut your seatbelt to get your unconscious butt out of a burning vehicle.
2007-10-23 20:36:36 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfsburgh 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Most officer's carry some sort of knife. A buddy of mine has a K-Bar on his tac gear.
I carry a multi-tool and a pocket knife. Why stab someone if you can just shoot them though? The knives (mine anyway) are for things besides defense.
2007-10-24 03:09:18 · answer #3 · answered by El Scott 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most of us do, but they aren't issued by the police dept.
I carry a multitool type folding knife. It can come in handy if I need to cut a seat belt or remove a set of licence plates.
2007-10-24 01:35:58 · answer #4 · answered by joeanonymous 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I carry one for the primary purpose of cutting a seat belt in an emergency.
2007-10-24 02:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by John H 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Everyone should carry a knife. They're about the most handy and versatile tools in existence.
2007-10-23 23:04:37 · answer #6 · answered by gunplumber_462 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Well a knife is actually a very useful tool in many instances so I think many already carry a knife.
2007-10-23 20:37:26 · answer #7 · answered by UriK 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I don't know of a cop that does not carry a pocket knife. Darn useful tool. I just love my Kershaw. . .
2007-10-23 20:51:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
They already do. My father, who is a retired NYPD officer, always carried a knife, and in one case, needed it to cut the seat belt of a burning car in order to extract the driver.
2007-10-23 20:36:04 · answer #9 · answered by FRANKFUSS 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Yes, and we do. Its not for defense. Cutting your seatbelt off of you in a wreck is what WE are thinking about.
2007-10-24 07:22:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋