COPS without GUNS

              Death Sparks Police Firearms Plea

Police officers in Scotland should be armed when responding to incidents involving firearms, according to the Scottish Police Federation.

The call followed the death of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, who was shot in Bradford on Friday while responding to an armed robbery at a travel agency.

But the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland said arming more officers was unnecessary.

Acpos president Peter Wilson said the nature of policing was "unpredictable".

                                                    Pathetic.

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Death sparks police firearms plea

The SPF said some of its members believed officers should be armed Police officers in Scotland should be armed when responding to incidents involving firearms, according to the Scottish Police Federation. The call followed the death of Pc Sharon Beshenivsky, who was shot in Bradford on Friday while responding to an armed robbery at a travel agency. But the Association of Chief Police Officers in Scotland said arming more officers was unnecessary. Acpos president Peter Wilson said the nature of policing was "unpredictable". The SPF said its policy since 1999 had been that police should not be routinely armed. But it said some members felt its policy should be revised since firearms incidents had escalated by 20% last year. There is a feeling that a large percentage of officers should be armed Joe Grant SPF Joe Grant, general secretary of the SPF, said: "There is also a feeling that a large percentage of officers should be armed and that we should be less reluctant to deploy firearms." Mr Wilson said the issue of officers carrying firearms was complex and it was sometimes up to them to make the assessment at the scene because of limited information available to their radio controllers. He said: "Sometimes it means waiting until back-up arrives or waiting until firearms arrive. 'Unpredictable' policing "But it's unpredictable in most instances what might evolve, that's the nature of policing." Mrs Beshenivsky, 38, a mother-of-three, was fatally shot on the day of her daughter's fourth birthday. Her colleague Teresa Milburn, 37, was injured in the shooting. Both officers were probationers with less than two years' service. Six people have been arrested in connection with the shootings. BBC

Comments

[Phoenix]

So, the unarmed cops go in and 'talk' the criminals with guns down? What do they talk about? The criminals' miserable childhoods?

Gee willikers.

What kind of thinking takes place when you send unarmed police into a situation where criminals have weapons and are using them? This goes beyond my comprehension. This really debunks Intelligent Design because it proves with A posteriori knowledge that some humans stopped evolving at the stick stage.

[Moze]

§ 216.38.11 of the Scotland Yard training manual says, "When entering a situation wherein criminals are packing, be prepared to use the phrase 'STOP IT, STOP IT RIGHT NOW' very forcefully. Try not to draw too much attention to yourself or your partner."

[Phoenix]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.... I'm crying here

YOU stop it, Moze!!

EEEw... STOP IT, STOP IT, STOP IT. hunh? oh okay.....

I want you to know that that phrase, #216,38.11 of the Scotland Yard training manual, never got me from getting laid when I didn't wanna in my life!