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Originally Posted by ThomasC
If he had an assault rifle it would have required a completely different response and action cards.
999 operators grade the call depending on the information they receive.
He would have potentially been shot dead had he had an assault rifle.
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The point I'm making is a 93 yr old DISABLED man with DEMENTIA, is nowhere near the same threat as a 20 yr old terrorist ! .
Ok not an assault rifle,but if say a younger ABLE BODIED person had a knife or some other weapon . Then I could understand police / authorities using these methods & actions.
And this isn't the first time police officers have automatically gone for a tazer in rash decisions. I don't think it's justified to use a baton ,pepper spray & a tazer on a 93 old ill man . If this was America would they also shoot him aswell ?!! . Can you imagine.