tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post3954226219811669715..comments2023-09-26T12:18:39.374+03:00Comments on Boreal Expat: The PoliceKent Tankersleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01848650819768345044noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-30774855389655905382015-02-05T13:02:04.008+02:002015-02-05T13:02:04.008+02:00Thanks Masha! There seem to be huge differences in...Thanks Masha! There seem to be huge differences in the attitudes of British and American police. A case in point is the way London police handled the man threatening people with knives at Buckingham Palace last year. In America, he would probably have been shot.<br /><br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/11/06/1342660/-Two-drastically-different-ways-police-can-subdue-a-man-armed-with-a-knife#Kent Tankersleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848650819768345044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-74397394942140950412015-01-21T18:30:03.376+02:002015-01-21T18:30:03.376+02:00So interesting to read. I have always feared the ...So interesting to read. I have always feared the American cops probably becuase of films but some reality too. Whereas in England where I grew up a "bobby" was someone to keep you safe. In those days they didn't even carry weapons although they do today. I think though that they have never been trigger happy. Afternoon Tea and Talk. https://www.blogger.com/profile/17723773799587092765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2309385158537254711.post-89228735788113856552015-01-19T22:32:11.173+02:002015-01-19T22:32:11.173+02:00Far, far, far, far more civilized. It's not ev...Far, far, far, far more civilized. It's not even quantifiable how much more.<br />James Robert Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17281049641681225389noreply@blogger.com