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Everybody should watch this video. Pro gun or not watch it:
Woman Testifies on Gun Control, A. Ishmael, Ishmael Ax - YouTube
Random fact of the day.In 1775 it took about 30 seconds to load a single fire weapon that had an effective range of about 50 feet.
That really turned out to be BS for the most part. There were isolated incidents of shots being fired at rescuers from the projects. But that happens everyday during normal times. There are a lot of interesting behind the scenes 'big brother' stuff that is still 'secret' that the news media did not report on. Really fascinating if you can find the literature. Everything from gang infiltration, removing known gang leaders to securing and ensuring the safety of the Federal Reserve Bank in New Orleans during the intial hours after the levee breach.I watched a documentary on this either on Dr Phil or Oprah (I was sick) And they gave a good reason for this.
The entire reason for this is because of the recovery teams getting constantly shot at, they had to wear military grade body amour in order to clean up streets, many of them we're scared they would get shot each and every day they worked. Now if some people had to give up their weapons (Hell it was probably only for a certain period of time too), so be it, human lives and safety is much more important than some 2nd amendment nut-job keeping his weapon for thier own "protection"
I watched a documentary on this either on Dr Phil or Oprah (I was sick) And they gave a good reason for this.
The entire reason for this is because of the recovery teams getting constantly shot at, they had to wear military grade body amour in order to clean up streets, many of them we're scared they would get shot each and every day they worked. Now if some people had to give up their weapons (Hell it was probably only for a certain period of time too), so be it, human lives and safety is much more important than some 2nd amendment nut-job keeping his weapon for thier own "protection"
This is the complete opposite of what is actually happening in the US. Twenty years ago, the police were very disconnected from society. Some referred to it as the "thin blue line", where officers had only each other to rely on. In their free time, officers hung out with each other, because they were so alienated from the civilian world and felt a lack of trust from them. A new form of policing has been on the rise since then and is most commonly referred to as "community policing." Crime is going down and officers are becoming more involved with the people they serve. It was even worse in the 50's and 60's were physical force was commonplace. It is rarely used now, and the police try to avoid it as much as possible to prevent filling out pages of paperwork and create a safer environment.I believe they own it to themselves, as they have disconnected themselves from society. A long time ago, pre ww2, most villages here had their own 'Veldwachter' A sort of Sheriff you could say, who was inquired to know everyone in town and keep a watch on them as well as keep law and order. Now that modern times have come the police have become a more centralized force, leaving the towns and they located themselves in cities only. All be it they're more efficient when they're called in, they have lost a lot of authority this way. However, I do not believe to going back to the old ways is good, because the times were different then, most people were poor and crime rate was certainly higher. Now most people are wealthy ( The best remedy for criminality, I say, along with a stable government) but also careless.
The police have become even more careful in the US. Especially with the internet, media, and entertainment industry, more and more people are becoming aware of their actual rights as citizens. The police can't get away with jumping through hoops and ladders anymore to make the arrests they want. Police more than ever are getting awesome training on how to deal with violent crimes, riots, and other physically demanding events in the US. I can understand why you would say something like that in the wake of the London riots, as those couldn't have been handled any worse than they were. It doesn't help they are only armed with clubs.There's no need for the violence that is being committed, it's a pure form of having a laugh with the police force combined with maybe a police force that has become careless as well, and don't know well anymore how to handle violent ( but no lethal ) situations. What do you think? Has the police force become less respected where you live too?
This is the complete opposite of what is actually happening in the US. Twenty years ago, the police were very disconnected from society. Some referred to it as the "thin blue line", where officers had only each other to rely on. In their free time, officers hung out with each other, because they were so alienated from the civilian world and felt a lack of trust from them. A new form of policing has been on the rise since then and is most commonly referred to as "community policing." Crime is going down and officers are becoming more involved with the people they serve. It was even worse in the 50's and 60's were physical force was commonplace. It is rarely used now, and the police try to avoid it as much as possible to prevent filling out pages of paperwork and create a safer environment.
Most people are definitely not wealthy. Wealth in most cases than not has been connected to criminality. There are many theories as to why people commit crime, but it rarely has to do with money.
The police have become even more careful in the US. Especially with the internet, media, and entertainment industry, more and more people are becoming aware of their actual rights as citizens. The police can't get away with jumping through hoops and ladders anymore to make the arrests they want. Police more than ever are getting awesome training on how to deal with violent crimes, riots, and other physically demanding events in the US. I can understand why you would say something like that in the wake of the London riots, as those couldn't have been handled any worse than they were. It doesn't help they are only armed with clubs.
I think the police are becoming less and less respected because of the media and music. I am seeing "**** the police" more and more on Facebook every year which is very alarming. For some reason, people think it's cool to resist authority and the law. I've never quite understood it myself, but it doesn't help when music is constantly chanting **** like that. It almost reminds me of the radical Islamic music chanting anti-US and westerner slogans, and na