Thread: Why frontline cops should be armed

Originally Posted by gimp

Sunny as in Hokitika, I'm considering digging up some of my lawn to plant my pumpkins

Meanwhile your handguns are sulking with little use.
Planting pumpkins sounds way more fun tho😆


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Originally Posted by R93

Meanwhile your handguns are sulking with little use.
Planting pumpkins sounds way more fun tho��


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Have had gf here all day, she only just left...

Originally Posted by gimp

Have had gf here all day, she only just left...

Excuses😆

Sing out when ya want to burn some powder.
I am home another 2 weeks.

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Originally Posted by mawzer308

Reading this thread there are some extremely ill educated people on here, and some people who think because they have qualified at a particular subject at uni or some other institution they have the right or knowledge to say otherwise. Such arguments as they already have them in the car are ridiculous. When you are presented with a threat that requires you to draw your weapon it is too late to grab it from the vehicle. You need to have it on your person at all times so you can react immediately if need be. Better to have it and not need it than need and oh wait its in the vehicle hold on ill just go grab it!! Lets remember here it's about the officers right to defend themselves or take out the threat immediately.

I'd start by letting them biff a few snot bags in the ears than start with firearms. If someone hoiked in my face and I was armed, I'd shoot the barsted. Maybe I'm not a suitable person to be a policeman?

Will be keen tomorrow or Thursday I reckon. Off to work again on Friday...

Originally Posted by gimp

Will be keen tomorrow or Thursday I reckon. Off to work again on Friday...

Sounds good. Send me a txt when you're keen.

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Interesting thread...I think police should be armed; the days of Mr Plod telling some errant juvenile twat to get away home have gone...

Originally Posted by Tussock

Shoot them instead?

No @Tussock...

Originally Posted by Tussock

Shoot them instead?

No! Just keep pandering to the low life, he can be put on the straight and narrow with love and nurturing! Deal to the lazy arse parent as well!

I think this thread is done and dusted.
I really don't think anyone can add any more to this.
If they arm, then they will and we will have no say. If they don't, then Happy Days.

Like everything, we just have to roll with it and hope for the best.

Originally Posted by jim160

I think this thread is done and dusted.
I really don't think anyone can add any more to this..

Refer post #111, about 9 pages ago.

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Originally Posted by shift14

Refer post #111, about 9 pages ago.

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Is that you Nostradamus?

@Kscott yep! Compulsory mustaches for male and female officers, beards for higher ranking cops. Problem solved end of thread

What about me!! I often work out in the middle of no where with no coms, no support, dealing with aggressive alcohol fuelled offenders. Who at times (always) are armed in some form or matter, firearms are common. I'm not allowed any weapons or protection tool, I have a torch and always take Jazz with me. Most times the offenders have their own dogs who are more than a match for her. My only advantage is my knowledge of the area and the various skills I have, at times these would be in doubt in a lot of situations. My powers to be (3 different organisations)train me every 2yrs on how to aid myself in these situations. A weapon of some form and the legal use of could of been handy on numerous occasions. I have been assaulted, had my life and that of my family threatened. Possibly harsher sentencing would be a better deterrent than that of a weapon, but then what would I know only been in the game for 20yrs. Years ago my Boss was killed whist doing his duty, I was supposed to of been with him that night but he took another ranger. A protection device probably would of saved his life. One of my other Boss's in another organisation has had a firearm discharged in his direction.

Give a man a hammer and every problem starts to look like a possum.