Read the two different articles linked below. Discuss the following two questions with your parents.
Should police be armed? And what should they be armed with?
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/opinion/3196816/Editorial-Armed-police-not-the-answer
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/blogs/bill-ralstons-media-scrum/2730805/Give-guns-to-police
Police should be armed with fire arms but hey should only be allowed to use them if criminals have fire arms and lives are threatened.
ReplyDeleteMatthew
I think that police should not have guns as alot of accidents occure by police shooting the wrong person and more. Instead I think that they should keep battons and tazers and the other things that they use because they are safer. And also have the guns that shoot rubber bullets because they would be better than real guns.
ReplyDeleteFROM SARAH :D
i think the police should not have guns as alot of accidents occure by police shooting the wrong person like (sarah)said. Another thing is if they dont take guns then its more likely for other people not to get hurt because the robbers or who ever its for they would think oh if i do this he might shot me!!!! so they think the police have guns. so i think the police shouldnt have guns with them like they could let it in the car.
ReplyDeleteERIN erin !!!!!!!!!!!! yahayaha
Police should have fire arms but they should not be able to use them unless threatened. They should have pistols but if there is a big gun fire more heavy duty weapon should be used. ( AK-47 )
ReplyDeleteHenry
I think the Police should have guns, for safty.
ReplyDeleteIf they were facing someone with a gun, they wouldn't really stand a chance if they only had a tazer and baton with them.
i dont think police should have guns on them as some police have had an accident when they have shot the wrong person.but they should at least have a gun or something in their car just in case they are threatned.police should still carry around a tazer and baton because they are easy to use and light enough to carry around.
ReplyDeleteLARA :)
I think police should be able to have guns with them but only use it when necessary such as if there life was at risk. Because if the criminal had a gun and also the police did the police would most likely win but if the criminal had a gun and the police didn't the criminal would win, so I think they should wear one or at least have one in there car.
ReplyDeleteROSE!!!!!!!!!!
The police should be armed with guns but not let the public know because if the puplic found out the criminals would also and they would think they needed guns as well. The police should always be wearing protective gear (bullet proof) when they are going to a situation or when they are using guns(I suppose they alsways do that now anyway).Also I think the police should be armed because so many have been injured or killed. So long as they are always wearing protective gear, I think they should be armed with protective gear.
ReplyDeleteBy Felicity :)
The police should only be armed with guns when the are needed because there are always times when innocent people get shot and die. So if police only have tazers, batons and sometimes guns it would be alot safer for everyone.
ReplyDeleteGeorgie
I think that every policeman should carry a pistol on their wastebelt and to be used when nessecary to threaten and shoot crimanals.
ReplyDeleteI also think that every police car should carry at least one firearm and to be used when nessecary.
The police should also be given weapons training on how to use pistols and firearms so when the shoot a crimanal they shoot them in the leg or somewhere on the human body so that no bystanders or crimanals are killed.
If the police have a pistol each and a firearm in every car there be no more policemen killed or injured. hopefully.
I think the police should carry a tazer and a baton and then have a gun in each car. That way they can remain safe. But they should only use the gun if inocent people or themselves are in danger, otherwise they should just stick to using tazors.
ReplyDeletei think police should carry a baton and tazor and have a gun in the glovebox of every car that way if needed they can use a gun instead of a tazor or baton.if they did not carry the gun there would be less chance of them shooting a inocent person.
ReplyDeleteby mitchel
I think police should be armed.... But only with the guns that have the rubber bullet. that way it will only warn the people that are shooting at the police first. I think police should have a real gun in each police car and only use it if the police are under attack.
ReplyDeleteI think that ploice offisers should be at level two armed because poeple wont attack them if they are at level three more poeple would attack them more beacause of the price of wepons carried by cops.
ReplyDeleteby campbell
I think They should hold weapons because their job is life threatening.
ReplyDeleteI also that they should hold a weapon because I know that they all have special weapon training.
I think that thay should hold a gun with rubber bullets to scare the criminal/s but if this doesn't intimidate them then they should have a gun with proper bullets in case of the criminal/s attacking the police officer
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GEORGE
ReplyDeletei don't think police should be armed because that would encourage criminals to be armed to. which means more gun crime and more deaths and of course deaths are things we are trying to prevent. so it is really a catch 22 we need the police to have guns to protect us but we will be less protected in a way