@emptywheel @rodolfor yes, but British police lack guns, generally unarmed (as are most British criminals)
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@Steven_Strauss@emptywheel the big difference is that by default police in the UK are not allowed to use lethal force -
Should need to get a warrant before lethal force used.
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@CarlNyberg312@reftpt@Steven_Strauss@emptywheel err no. There should be a protocol. No need for judiciary involvement.
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@emptywheel It's cultural. The UK doesn't have an NRA, frontier mythology, or a place like Dixie. That bloody stuff was for the colonies.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel Yes, but they "keep calm and carry on."Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel US has a violence problem. I think it is tied to our individualistic rather than communal views... "my rights" trump "your life"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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