There's a few comments I want to make on this
1) The Police WILL NOT always save you!
Especially if they're unarmed. That's right, most of the police in Norway don't have their own guns! I'm not kidding!
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/26/world/europe/26police.html
Whether Officer Berntsen tried to stop the gunman is still being debated. But facing a man carrying multiple guns and ample ammunition, there was little he could do. Like most other police officers here, he had no weapon
Now the most stupid statement in that same article is right here, highlighted like this!
Some experts worry that arming police officers all the time will only lead to an escalation of violence as criminals arm themselves in response. For many, though, resistance to the idea has more to do with national pride.
“I would prefer to live in a society where police normally work unarmed,” said Johannes Knutsson, a professor of police research at the Norwegian Police University College. “It is a very forceful and symbolic sign to the citizens that this is a peaceful society.”
Someone needs to tell those people LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD DAMMIT!
The criminals will ALWAYS be in an arms race against the police! ALWAYS!
If Norway's police aren't dedicated to winning that "arms race", then they're worthless!
For all the tax money we pay for the police, WE PAY THEM TO WIN! A police that's not dedicated to winning the battles on the street is a WASTE OF TAXPAYER'S MONEY! If the cops aren't armed, that means they're dedicated to surrender to worst of humanity!
And this stupid crap about "I would prefer to live in a society where police normally work unarmed" and "It is a very forceful and symbolic sign to the citizens that this is a peaceful society"! START LIVING IN THE REAL WORLD! An unarmed police is a "symbolic sign" that the bad guys can do what they like as long as they're tough enough to beat people up! An unarmed police is a "symbolic sign" that anyone with a gun can shoot and cause havoc without worrying about someone stopping them!
Look, in the real world, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO HARM! Those people ENJOY causing massive pain to others! It's fun for them! If the police aren't prepped for it, THEN THEY ARE TOTALLY WORTHLESS!
And i'm tired of this horse-crap that people commonly hear from the anti-gun fanatics is "you don't need a gun, the police will help you"
Help me? You mean like how Norway's police took MORE THAN AN HOUR to save the kids at the camp? MORE THAN AN HOUR!
It took police SWAT units more than an hour to reach the camp, on Utoya Island, after reports of the shooting came in. Officers had to drive to the shore across from the site of the shooting attack, and use boats to get to the island. A police helicopter was unable to get off the ground; news crews that reached the island by air could only watch as the gunman continued the massacre.
When someone attacks, they can cause severe damages IN A FEW SECONDS! WE DON'T HAVE TIME TO WAIT FOR THE POLICE!
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This isn't the 1st time I wrote about how the police won't protect you
From Dec. 20, 2008
http://pablowegesend.blogspot.com/2008/12/police-cant-protect-you-everytime.html
From that blog post
The gun control fanatics like to say "you don't need a gun, the police are there to protect you!"
But the police aren't perfect! They're not robots that appear at any moment of trouble! They're people with flaws, just like you & me! They can't save us in an instant!
Whenever there is a riot or a shooting spree, the police don't always do the most honorable thing!
Sometimes, the police back down in danger, and watch passively as things get out of hand!
Then I went on about the police DID NOTHING as chaos had hit Mumbai, Athens, Los Angeles and New Orleans!
After I described those incidents, I mentioned this
In all those cases, the police either backed down or outnumbered!
Is your town's police any better! There's ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT! The only way to find out is when it's too late --- after a riot or shooting spree has started!
Until then, your police department can give out PR statements saying "we will protect our communities", but until chaos happpens, it's all just talk!
In any emergeny, in the first 48 hours, you're on your own!
That means the police aren't going to protect you from 1) those bigger & stronger than you, 2) those on drugs, 3) large mobs of people, 4) those who armed with weapons!
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Think about that the next time someone tells you to "rely on the police"
