Thread: Police Fire..... Bystander Safety?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...arm-themselves
Thought this might be relevent.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...arm-themselves
Thought this might be relevent.

I think that is for a few reasons, they are not 100% certain that the guy they got is the perp from last week (though very likely) and they are suspecting that he was not alone so there is a serious likelihood of accomplices with the same mind set who may be inclined to "have a go" (in retailiation?)

As someone who lives here, while I am not keen on Police being permanently armed, they too have the right to expect to go home at night after work. I would rather hear that the crim was shot, than the officer. We had that here a few years back and it is the cop that deserves to go home, not the scum that shot at him.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/cri...arm-themselves
Thought this might be relevent.

From the article:
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Arming police officers also led to more offenders arming themselves in response, he said.

"I think we've seen that a lot recently – that the police who have been targeted by armed offenders, they're shooting at them rather than shooting at members of the public.

"[Offenders] seem to be arming themselves against the police because of that, because they know that they themselves are armed."
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I'd like to know where this information has come from as offenders aren't arming themselves because of the police, they arm themselves due to other criminals firstly as there are no rules when it comes to dealing with other criminals who are bent on ripping you off, taxings, intimadation etc.

Criminals arm themselves because other criminals are arming themselves!

When criminals deal with the police they know the police have duties, obligations, procedures, guidelines to follow however they will arm themselves and use firearms against police because they know there's a 90% chance the police they target or interact with at the time aren't armed and they will shoot at police because it's the police who are trying to apprehend them... not the public!