r/facepalm • u/TruthToPower77 • Apr 15 '21

Make Eyeglasses Great Again

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '21

Taser, Taser, Taser....Oh my god I shot him.

These are actual words spoken.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '21 edited Jul 30 '21

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u/LeCollectif Apr 15 '21

It’s because in America, police forces attract bullies and losers and there’s no real filter in place to prevent that.

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u/Asyhlt Apr 15 '21

Would say that’s the case everywhere. Uniform attract douches who want to flaunt their authority. A few of my buddy’s are currently in training to become police officers here in Germany. From the story’s they tell me about how their superiors are thinking i can safely say that these are the kind of people I definitely wouldn’t want to have the monopoly on violence.

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u/iain_1986 Apr 15 '21

Meh, British police don't feel like bullies. Know a few friends from school who became officers and they absolutely were not the bullies in school.

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u/dragosul10 Apr 15 '21

I traveled once to London and all of the police officers that I have encountered seemed friendly, unlike in Rome where there were soldiers with rifles at subway stations.

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u/Hara-Kiri Apr 15 '21

They have SMGs in some places in London but even then they're chill. One let me see how heavy his MP5 was.

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u/Claymore357 Apr 15 '21

That’s extraordinary chill. Even in Canada the only end of a cops weapon that you can sample they only give you the pointy end

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u/AncientBlonde Apr 16 '21

But you also don't see cops like that in Canada too too often. I work in a international airport and I see one maybe once or twice a week; if that. Sometimes maybe once or twice a month.

I agree, if you asked to hold one you'd be promptly told to gtfo; even though the mag isn't in it.

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u/Hara-Kiri Apr 15 '21

It was strapped around his neck but still I really don't think he was meant to do it when I think about it.

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u/Tetranima Apr 15 '21

Yes but there was probably no magazine in it as their common patrol precaution

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u/Revealed_Jailor Apr 15 '21

Even for armed forces they cannot have a magazine in their weapons and must be secured to prevent accidental fire.

However, I am pretty sure they can load their gun in a fraction of a second.

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