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kaptensvartpiller
Storbritannien har väl aldrig haft beväpnade poliser, annat än som specialgrupper?
7% av poliserna i UK bär vapen. Skillnaden är dock att de som bär vapen är betydligt bättre tränade för det - jämför med hur hög utbildningen för vapenhantering bland poliser (inte) är i Sverige... Dessutom är
tillgängligheten på beväpnad polis väldigt hög.
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That small percentage does mean the training levels can be very, very, very high. On my watch, in 2017, we shot dead quite a few terrorists. Do you remember the attack on London Bridge? The terrorists drove over a bridge and mowed down some people. Three guys get out of the vehicle and the three guys are shot by the police. They were shot dead within eight minutes of the police being called.
That was a consequence of changes we’d made in the previous two years, having more armed officers. But still, only 7 percent of your officers are armed, and three roving terrorists are shot dead in eight minutes? I know the NYPD or Chicago or Los Angeles police would be very happy with that outcome.
I’m not suggesting the US could import that. Our armed officers are trained to a far higher level than your average armed American cop because they can be, because it’s a small proportion. Ours are doing five weeks a year of training. When only a small percentage of your officers are armed, you can afford that kind of investment. Every one of our armed officers is actually trained to deal with terrorists who might appear to be wearing a suicide belt.
Sedan finns det anledningar till att UK faktiskt kan ha obeväpnad polis - nämligen att brottsligheten med skjutvapen är så pass låg - och framförallt att kriminellas
tillgång på vapen är extremt låg - i synnerhet om du jämför med det här landet.
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Are other European police forces unarmed?
Generally, the European police are armed. But you have to put it against our firearms law. If you had a handgun under your bed in the UK and we heard about it, got a warrant and searched your house, you would go to prison, I believe for a minimum of five years. You might have no criminal history. We haven’t proved any criminal intent, but you’ve got illegal possession of a handgun and you’re going to get five years. That’s quite a big difference to other countries, especially the US.
https://www.brunswickgroup.com/unarmed-police-gun-violence-i16530/
Alltså -
minimistraffet i UK för olaga (skjut)vapeninnehav är fem års fängelse. Här i Sverige kan du som av polisen känd grovt kriminell springa ut på Möllevångstorget med en skarpladdad automatkarbin och hota folk -
utan att dömas för det i rättegång.
https://www.expressen.se/kvallsposten/gick-runt-med-kalasjnikov-i-malmo-frias-for-vapenbrott/
