KBCraig wrote:The developer of "Modern Policing", Sir Robert Peel, did exactly that. English "Bobbies" are named after him, and they don't carry guns because this Englishman believed in the American ideal: that government should only use force with the consent of the governed.govnor wrote:Hey, I have an idea. Let's just make the cops get rid of their guns altogether. That would eliminate any of these unfortunate circumstances.
Peel believed that any police officer needing to use deadly force could/should be able to borrow a gun from the nearest citizen. "Consent of the governed", and all that. The historical record shows that is exactly what happened in Bobby Peel's Jolly Ol' England.
Kevin
Wow. Seems like a whole lot of people have a hard time grasping reality.
Dan