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Gun or stun gun? Different police responses raise questions
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Thunderbird2
Why don't American police look at non-lethal ways of stopping armed people... you know, watch how British police deal with similar situations. According to "The Independent" newspaper:
British police officer are authorised to carry tasers... much less lethal than a gun.
albaleo
@Thunderbird2
I'm not sure that the situations are comparable. If there were the same number of gun-carrying people in the UK as in the USA, I can imagine the police feeling vulnerable, demanding to be armed, and being much more likely to shoot.