-=> Joe Delahaye wrote to Tony Langdon <=-   
      
    TL> Ouch. :( On our cop shows, I'm yet to see a gun fired. The cops use them   
    TL> as an absolute last resort here.   
      
    JD> Pretty much the same here.  It does happen in the big cities though.   
    JD> Certainly not like in the US.  They almost all have tasers.  In most   
    JD> cases that would be all they need.  If the tasers dont immobilize then   
    JD> perhaps a gun might be necessary, but certainly no need to kill IMO   
      
   Cops here have capsicum spray and tasers, which are their first preference when   
   they need to use a weapon.  I'd hate to be the cop that pulled a gun, purely   
   because I can only imagine the paperwork and other followup involved! :)   
      
      
    TL> ... The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except   
    TL> genius.   
      
    JD> LOL   
      
   True though. :)   
      
      
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