Question:
How do you tell the difference between a British Police Officer an Australian Police Officer and an American Police Officer?
Answer:
Consider the following scenario:
You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children.
Suddenly, a dangerous looking man with a huge knife comes around the corner,locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, raises the knife, and charges.
You are carrying a Glock 40, and you are an expert shot.
You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family.
What do you do?
UK POLICE OFFICERS Answer!
Well, that's not enough information to answer the question!
Does the man look poor or oppressed?
Might I be charged with a racially motivated attack and be imprisoned?
Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack?
Could we run away?
What does my wife think?
What about the kids?
Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand?
What does the law say about this situation?
Does the Glock have appropriate safety built into it?
Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this sendto society and to my children?
Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me?
Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me?
If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he wasstabbing me?
Should I call 999?
Why is this street so deserted?
We need to raise taxes, have a paint and weed day and make this a happier,healthier street that would discourage such behaviour.
If I raise my gun and he turns and runs away, do I get blamed when he fallsover running away, knocks his head and kills himself?
If I shoot him, he survives, and lose the court case does he have theopportunity to sue me, cost me my job, my credibility and cause me to losemy family home?
AUSTRALIAN OFFICERS Answer:
BANG!
AMERICAN OFFICERS Answer:
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click....
(Sound of reloading)
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click.
Daughter: 'Nice grouping, Dad! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips?'
jenray
Pro
Very confusing world, isn't it...instincts would be to defend your family no matter what the costs afterwards, but you're right...in the UK, we do have to think first before we act...the poor guy who was kicked to death outside his home after remonstrating with three drunk teenagers should have come out armed with some sort of weapon but it's not the British way...Mind you, having said that I would have followed my husband out and I wouldn't have hesitated in swinging a bloody frying pan or something at them if they were attacking him...weaponry over here doesn't come easily to hand does it...it's not as if it's something we think about much, but perhaps we should have some sort or baseball bat or something like that on hand just in case of a real emergency...what a sad damned world it is now...having said that...it was always quite a dangerous place and in Britain two or three centuries ago was deadly dangerous...it has definitely improved since then, but is now beginning to creep back to dangerous again...hmmm...shooting a man is a very, very difficult thing to do for an ordinary human being I would have thought, and would have lasting effects on whoever had to resort to it...bad place to be...big hugs...