Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

Whilst I can see your point here Savage, I feel like I can agree to some arming of the police under more circumstances, but not all.
Here's a quote:
"Also on Boxing Day a Hamilton policeman was attacked by two teenagers armed with a machete and a knife when he went to a house at Pukete, north of Hamilton, after reports of people fighting with weapons."

People fighting with weapons might be a good idea to turn up with more than one cop and more than one taser, maybe even a gun or 2.
Why not? We already know there's weapons involved.

Also in the case of the Napier shootings, it was a drug house warrant for someone who never renewed their firearms licence in the 90's when the licencing was changed and was also in the TF and was fired from the railways. (Yes, the railways)
I don't think I could object to police executing search warrants especially drug ones, armed.

As for the cop who had his car stolen, I'm not so sure a glock on his hip would have helped him at all, I think it would have in fact meant he would have been worse off.

My issue is with routine arming where people will have a gun pulled on them for not "complying" or any reason the police officer pleases.