Following The Paris Attacks, The Pm Has Ordered A Review Of Police Gun Use?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35144366

/// BBC political correspondent Chris Mason says the atrocity has provoked deep soul-searching within government and among the police, raising the question of how the UK would cope if something similar were to happen here. ///

If recent police shootings are anything to go by, there would be numerous suspensions prior to lengthy and expensive inquiries.

But we have to be very careful, when we have Labour warning, of the possible damage to community relations.

Best to make firearms illegal for the cops, we don't want to upset the 'community' now do we?

[bednobs]

i don't think we shouls mke firerms illegal for police people

[Mamyalynne]

Making firearms illegal for the Police Service is not a good idea, no.

[naomi24]

//Best to make firearms illegal for the cops...//

As far as I can tell, that suggestion comes from you alone.

[Baldric]

We need more Armed Police imo.

[mikey4444]

"Community relations" has nothing to do with this.

It seems to me that we have the ideal balance already. Generally our Police are not armed but some of them can be when needed.

[mushroom25]

//"community relations" has nothing to do with this//

that's not what the labour party is saying, mikey.

//Labour has warned of possible damage to community relations with the police.//

[Southsean]

Ye, let the police shoot more innocent civilians and not get prosecuted for it. RIP Jean Charles.

[anotheoldgit]

naomi24

//Best to make firearms illegal for the cops...//

/// As far as I can tell, that suggestion comes from you alone. ///

Are you not smart enough to realise that remark was a sarcastic remark?

And if you had married it up with the rest of what I put you should have realised that, but then I upset you in the past, so therefore you must take every opportunity possible to snipe back at me.

But in the process you make yourself to be rather silly as proven in this case.

[sandyRoe]

The shade of Jean Charles De menezes should be in their minds as they consider this.

[THECORBYLOON]

ANOTHEOLDGIT, would you rather the police were exempt from any close scrutiny?

[anotheoldgit]

sandyRoe

/// The shade of Jean Charles De menezes should be in their minds as they consider this. ///

And in any unlikelihood that it will be, in what way should it effect their findings?

[sandyRoe]

What's foremost in their minds just now is Paris and before that Mumbai. If the police were engaging gunmen on the streets of a UK city there'd be no restraints. But when they follow a suspicious looking chap onto a tube train there should be.

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// ANOTHEOLDGIT, would you rather the police were exempt from any close scrutiny? ///

There is close scrutiny and 'close scrutiny'

In a war situation would you wish for every front line soldier to answer for every round of ammunition that he has discharged at the enemy?

[THECORBYLOON]

We are not discussing a war situation involving armed forces but the police so do you think the police should be questioned as to their reasons for discharging a firearm or no?

[-Talbot-]

Yes he has.

[anotheoldgit]

THECORBYLOON

/// We are not discussing a war situation involving armed forces but the police so do you think the police should be questioned as to their reasons for discharging a firearm or no? ///

So a mass terrorist attack is not a war situation?

And in such a situation the police are in fact 'soldiers' and no in such situations the police should not be questioned each and every time they discharge their firearm, it is better for a few terrorists to go down than scores of innocent people killed in a shopping mall.

Why should they be left wondering, "should I use my gun and if I do will I be suspended, perhaps lose my job, and at the worse go to jail on a murder charge"?

[sandyRoe]

Remind us, AOG, when was the last time a police officer spent time in prison for shooting someone while on duty?

[anotheoldgit]

sandyRoe

/// Remind us, AOG, when was the last time a police officer spent time in prison for shooting someone while on duty? ///

The left making out something that I have never said, so nothing new there then.

I never said any police officer has, in fact I have no idea, but like I did infer was the fact that there is always a chance that they could be.

Why until a recent inquiry has taken place there is at present a suspended police officer waiting to hear his fate from the outcome of such an inquiry.

[TWR]

AOG, a lot of people are blind to the FACT that this country is under threat, for a start, you can see it on here.

[naomi24]

aog, //I upset you in the past//

AOG, you haven't upset me - that takes a very smart cookie indeed. You assume far too much credit for yourself.