I say we should be disarming law enforcement and police forces in favor of police SERVICES, like the model used in most of the UK. The Peelian principles were developed to make a police service with a social contract of mutual respect. 82% of UK police do not want to be armed with guns, even though UK police do sometimes get shot and many are put in life threatening situations. They feel that doing so would compromise this trust. The emphasis is on deescalating situations, increasing violence and using force to resolve them.
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I say we should be disarming law enforcement and police forces in favor of police SERVICES, like the model used in most of the UK. The Peelian principles were developed to make a police service with a social contract of mutual respect. 82% of UK police do not want to be armed with guns, even though UK police do sometimes get shot and many are put in life threatening situations. They feel that doing so would compromise this trust. The emphasis is on deescalating situations, increasing violence and using force to resolve them.