Originally Posted by
cclaxton
In Britain, Ireland, Norway, Iceland and New Zealand, officers are unarmed when they are on patrol. I am not suggesting that is what we should do in the US. But I would think we could learn some of the tactics they use that are successful at arresting people without pointing guns at them.
I read a story about a Fairfax woman who was caught driving in a police perimeter established from a shooting incident. Police didn't know if she was involved or not. She was unresponsive to police and refused to get out of her vehicle or roll her window. Police eventually used a ballistic shield and less lethal to approach the vehicle and break the window and get her out. I think this was a good example where tactics were used that didn't put either party at more risk. It turned out the woman was a neighbor and not involved.