On: Peelian Principles

[watmough]

If you notice though, everywhere, including the UK, now has vans full of armed SWAT-type cops, ready to roll at a moments notice.

Un-armed my foot! (pun intended)

[andyjohnson0 → watmough]

Armed response vehicles do exist in the major cities in the UK, although the number of incidents in which they are used is declining. In England and Wales for the year ending March 2012, the police discharged firearms at a total of five incidents [1]. That's for a population of 56 million.

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/statistics-on-police-...