[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

So what's the need for the 600 extra armed officers then?... oh, yeah terrorism.
I wouldn't understand that being all northern

Yes what else are they there for? To control the tourists

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Yes what else are they there for? To control the tourists

Oh, I thought it was to keep us notherners out

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

Oh, I thought it was to keep us notherners out

Two birds with one stone, works for me .. you are always welcome down south Kizzy just don't make any sudden moves or I might have to shoot you

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

So what's the need for the 600 extra armed officers then?... oh, yeah terrorism.
I wouldn't understand that being all northern

Bless. They are cute when they get defensive.
I know where i would prefer to live.

[MB.]

Kind of nerved out but I get why they're necessary and I'd be grateful if I was ever in a situation that needed them

[thesheriff443]

If you see guns being carried everyday then people get used to them,
As most of us don't it does tend to make some nervous or at least question why have they got guns and am I in danger.

We have tight controls on the use of guns which I think is good, but people have still been shot by cops, one was killed in this country as he carried a chair leg home from the pub.

Mistakes can happen , most police don't want to carry guns because if they get it wrong they be will treated like a criminal for doing a thankless but very dangerous job.

[Ashley.]

Safe.

I have a lot of faith in the forces, especially when they're armed.

[thesheriff443]

Arista saying, do you feel lucky punk

[Tom4784]

I don't like it. I don't trust anyone that's armed not to **** up in some way.

[Shaun]

I don't think I've ever seen any... never flown so not been to an airport, and can't recall seeing any wandering around St. Pancras or Victoria in London... so I think if I were ever to see them I'd be a little intimidated by the novelty. Not scared of them obviously, just suddenly aware that they must be there for a reason.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Shaun

I don't think I've ever seen any... never flown so not been to an airport, and can't recall seeing any wandering around St. Pancras or Victoria in London... so I think if I were ever to see them I'd be a little intimidated by the novelty. Not scared of them obviously, just suddenly aware that they must be there for a reason.

After 9/11 armed police were very noticeable at airports, then it all died off, not seen any in recent years at all, or maybe I just stopped being aware of it

[billy123]

Sigh. I give up.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bobnot

Sigh. I give up.

The gif.. scarily my OH makes that face at me at times

[billy123]

Originally Posted by Cherie

The gif.. scarily my OH makes that face at me at times

Now thats funny.

[Braden]

Yeah, I don't feel neither scared or safe when it comes to armed police. I have thoughts on local police officers, but those who are at airports/train stations...not so much.

I've just come back from Birmingham Airport and never saw one armed police officer there on the way to the destination or coming back. Did it make me feel less secure? Not really? Unless you count the Airport security in that same category? I can see why some people find that quite intimindating, but that could be to do with how someone is as a person. Someone who is naturally nervous would be quite scared in that scenario because they could find it quite intimidating.

I've travelled through train stations quite a lot the past year, and again, I don't regularly see armed policemen (and if I do they're not armed). If I were to see a hevealy armed policemen then I would find it quite scary because my automatic thought would be that something was going to happen, but that's probably me just being naive because I'm from a small town.

[Brother Leon]

In Airports etc then it's fine. On the street and I feel uneasy. If I was in America then I would completely feel scared.

[smudgie]

I have never actually seen armed police, I admit to being a bit shocked when I first saw them on the news.
I do think we have a need in the bigger cities, airports etc, however I would hate to see our streets being patrolled by armed police, most areas are covered by rapid response in case of emergency so I think that about covers it.

[kirklancaster]

It is to the credit of the Intelligence and Securities Forces of this country that we do NOT see armed officers, but they ARE there where it matters, believe me.

Heavily armed full-uniformed officers are purposely made 'visible' for specific purposes, but plain clothes armed officers are still there when it counts wherever a security threat is most likely.