There's been a lot of debate this past week about whether or not police officers in the UK should be armed. I think the majority of people in this country would say 'no'; I certainly would. I don't think arming police would make them any safer, and I for one would be a hell of a lot less comfortable with more guns on the streets, regardless of
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Especially in urban area, it's really hard to keep from injuring innocent bystanders.
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A Houston police officer shot and killed a schizophrenic, wheelchair-bound double amputee threatening people with a pen at a group home for the mentally ill
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edit: plus, I think the cock ups of the Americans recently have shown why it is a terrible idea. Lives ruined or taken for no reason.
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