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FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

I was paid a dawn visit many years ago by an armed unit (UK). The way they ran it was two plainclothes (handguns only) officers knock on the door to assess the threat, with a van full of tooled up guys in balaclavas just outside, just in case. It was all very chill and no unnecessary stress/escalation for anyone. Seems like this would be a more sensible approach.

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daggermoon@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
It would indeed be a more sensible approach.

I’m frequently amazed that despite your countries declining standard of living it is still light years ahead of that of my own. I’m actually jealous. Please rejoin the EU as soon as it’s convenient.

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Manjushri@piefed.social ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
That sounds very nice. I’m honestly jealous. However, there were 408 mass shootings in the USA last year. That’s more than 110 people shot per day. While I in no way support the policies of the police in the USA, I do have to admit that given the likelihood that the residents of any particular home might be armed, I personally would not want to be a lightly armed and unarmored cop knocking on a door here. I mean, people here have literally been shot just for knocking or ringing a doorbell.

While all cops are indeed bastards, many of the other people in this country aren’t any better. The left end of the bell curve in this country is very heavily armed and doing their part to help police turn the nation into the war zone they think it already is. Until common sense gun laws are passed and the dumbest and most violent among us are disarmed, it’s not going to change for the better.

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- FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  Yeah I get it, it’s a silly comparison as the potential threat landscape is completely different. It’s a sad aituation over there.
  
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