On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Michael Madigan <[email protected]> wrote: > Why would you want unarmed police when the terrorists are armed to the teeth?
Because a gun is no use against a bomb. Because sometimes police shoot innocent people. Because armed police promote encourage armed criminals. But, then again I live in a country where the populous don't have a fanatical obsession with firearms. Total firearm-related death rate per 100,000 per year: United States 15.22 England/Wales 0.46 (from wikipedia, so usual caveats apply) -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cadwx0+lnfjpaztdxfbg0ouqfzgynguods9xu9nna0qdxfjn...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
