• SbisasCostlyTurnover@feddit.uk
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    9 months ago

    I’m a bit confused by the map because in the UK our officers usually carry a baton, spray or in some cases a tazer. They’re absolutely not unarmed.

    Most don’t carry a gun, but I’d also imagine the vast majority of the time they’re not dealing with criminals with guns.

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      9 months ago

      That’s because we have gun control, which I’m told apparently doesn’t work.

      Americans are often baffled to know that if you’ve got a good enough reason to have a gun in the UK, you can have one. We just don’t dole them out like they’re laptops

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          9 months ago

          I mean we have our own problems—if you want to sign up to a predatory loan, sure you can have a laptop

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        9 months ago

        The funniest thing is that you can’t have an automatic or machine gun in the US, but you can in the UK if you have a good reason for that. You can even have a bloody tank and park it in the middle of London.

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        9 months ago

        You’re told that by people who cite their own stupidity for the argument.