Originally Posted by
NoMiddleSeat
1. Some people when you give them guns become power mongers... do we need more of that?
2. They are unionized, in the event of salary arbitration they can seek Federal peace officer wages - they are overpaid as is and that would amount to a big pay raise for them.
But don't you think they are already power mongers now? But yeah, as I said, getting them armed will probably make them worse than they already are...
Originally Posted by
chollie
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I'd like to see some evidence. It doesn't appear to be playing out that way with police across the country, particularly the full-on SWAT teams serving warrants for non-violent offenders at the wrong addresses at 0200 or firing on two women delivering papers in a car that didn't even fit the description of the offender's vehicle (wrong color, make, no plate check before firing). Plenty of scrutiny and training, little or no accountability, more mistakes and innocent people killed.
No thanks.
True, you raised a good counter-point. Although one can argue those were isolated incidents that don't reflect the general trend of police enforcement.
But probably a bigger reason would be those with "god" mentality at the TSA would be made worse with guns...