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Originally Posted by Hugh
Strange - in all the years I lived and worked in Germany, I never heard of this....
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I've lived and worked in Germany for 25 years and have seen a burglary in progress while working as a night porter at a hotel.I called the police.They drew their guns after climbing the roof of the property next door and shouted:'Police,come out with your hands in the air',or words to that effect.
What is your position on the issue,Hugh?
Ever felt threatened by german police? I always found them to be friendly but firm. I have seen them draw guns on suspects and never felt uneasy... I was happy to see armed cops that evening at the hotel.
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Originally Posted by Hugh
The German statistics seem to disagree with you...
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No,they don't. Those warning shots will have prevented perps from acting out. Firearms work and have an effect.Just drawing will have an effect.
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Originally Posted by Maggy J
Please let's not argue..Two people are dead who should not be and us ranting about whether to arm the police and that if they had been armed they might still be alive is not going to bring them back.
RIP and my condolences to the families.
I'm not saying there shouldn't be a discussion about arming the police just that it might be nice to address it in another thread.
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Ok.