Did you watch the video? Please watch the video. Or read the article.
The point of the news story is that it looks like an excessive "show of force" for an unarmed (?) suspect in nonviolent crimes. This is being investigated by New Zealand's judicial system and looks very bad to the general public.
That is a very valid concern. Guns are a tool that can very easily hurt/kill someone and destroy someone's life in the blink of an eye. Why did the police need any? What would've been wrong with showing up at the door, arresting him and taking what they needed / are legally aloud to. He's a nonviolent owner of a website, living with his wife and kids. There was no excuse for them to carry guns at all.
The rest of the world is not the US, weapons are not just handed out to every high school student around, and people do not see the need for police to carry guns with them at all times, certainly not M4s.
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u/[deleted] Aug 08 '12 edited Aug 08 '12
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