British police actually care about their communities and favour de-escalation over violence since it curates respect and obedience better than otherwise. American cops favour large budgets and shiny toys that go boom and will allow whatever it takes to gain more of them. American cops also enjoy shooting people for sport as evidenced by the majority of police shootings the past several decades. British police have quail hunts for that itch.
♪ I make bail, in the mornin' light
My mother says, "You got in another po-lice fight?"
Oh, momma dear, we're not the fortunate ones
And cops, they wanna have fun
Oh, cops just wanna have fun ♫
I'd like to see you figure out a better way of killing flies, lighting matches, and opening cans of beans. Why, my bike has a little gun mounted to the handlebars that I use to let pedestrians know I'm coming.
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How come British police can figure out how to deal with crime without relying on guns and American police can't? | Spyke
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Neither police "deal with crime".
Both protect capital against the working class. Both use violence to achieve this, the US ones are just more open about it.
Hmm, I’m thinking with guns you can power trip. Without guns, you have to play nicer.
They’ve shown people who carry guns drive more aggressively in traffic. It’s a possiblity cops are bigger assholes when they have guns.
British police actually care about their communities and favour de-escalation over violence since it curates respect and obedience better than otherwise. American cops favour large budgets and shiny toys that go boom and will allow whatever it takes to gain more of them. American cops also enjoy shooting people for sport as evidenced by the majority of police shootings the past several decades. British police have quail hunts for that itch.
I have spent my 33 years living in the UK. I've never seen a copper de-escalate anything.
Because of the 41st constitutional amendment (the one requiring American cops to have fun)
♪ I make bail, in the mornin' light
My mother says, "You got in another po-lice fight?"
Oh, momma dear, we're not the fortunate ones
And cops, they wanna have fun
Oh, cops just wanna have fun ♫
I'd like to see you figure out a better way of killing flies, lighting matches, and opening cans of beans. Why, my bike has a little gun mounted to the handlebars that I use to let pedestrians know I'm coming.