Originally Posted by willravel

Filtherton's point is that it is the responsibility of police officers to protect and serve, and it is in that responsibility that they are given the legal authority to run lights AND wear a gun as a self defence 'tool'. Let me put it to you this way...how often would a police officer need a gun for self defence versus you or me? I've not once in my life required a gun for self defence, have you ever needed it? Now compare that figure to how often a police officer is in danger. You decide.

And please, if you want to show the fault in someones argument, do so. Don't call them or what they've written 'stupid'.