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0 sats \ 21 replies \ @Bell_curve 13 Feb 2024 \ parent \ on: ABORTION and GUNS poll culture
Glock 17 is 9mm and popular with law enforcement
Then I'd argue they're being issued the wrong tool for the job they're expected to do. They don't need to use lethal force to neutralise an aggressor.
If and when a situation escalates to the point in which lethal force may be required... That's when you have specialists. Your average cop isn't trained for those situations, so you shouldn't be giving untrained people the wrong tools for the job.
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Military experience does not make you an expert on law enforcement or criminology
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I'm not trying to claim it does. I'm just saying that in the situations you've described, they should be handled by highly trained individuals not some average desk cop.
Criminals in USA are more violent and dangerous than criminals in Europe or UK
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Well, we are better at most things.
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lol
You’re terrible!
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Violent people are violent people. If they didn't have access to those kinds of tools the fallout would be much less. To suggest that American criminals are somehow more dangerous than any other nation is just untrue.
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The comparison was USA vs UK vs Europe
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It’s not the tool. You’re implying guns make people more violent. During the civil war in Rwanda in 1994, millions were killed via machete. September 11 victims were killed via airline jet.
Cause is not the tool but the person holding the tool
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I'm not implying guns make people more violent at all. I'm saying that guns dramatically increase the detrimental outcomes of violent people. As do knives for that matter. What do you need a machete for, you're not living in an area of thick rainforest, so it's impractical to own one.
If someone didn't have a weapon they'd be less likely to be able to cause as much harm.
I agree it's not only the tool, it's the person holding that tool. So don't give them that tool so freely? I have a zero chance of killing anyone with a gun, when I don't have a gun in my hands, that chance increases the moment you hold one. Certain people shouldn't have access to guns, or machetes (which are still crazy unnecessary in any of the areas listed above)
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How do you determine fitness or eligibility?
Felons cannot vote or own a gun in USA. The problem is felons tend to ignore gun laws.
Japan has almost zero violent crime
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Japan has a vastly different culture to the US.
If some of the US populace took respect lessons from Japan, they'd have a lot less violent crime too.
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It’s not only culture.
Japan is homogeneous and high IQ country.
Japan is not a diverse melting pot