Jon
@jondangelo.bsky.social
Disability stuff, politics stuff | SMA2 | polisci & security studies grad | CT yankee in NC exile | Opinions = own
Detectives in Canada and Australia are indeed armed, even some detectives in the UK. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Detectives in Canada and Australia are indeed armed, even some detectives in the UK. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_...
So you want to go back to Columbine and ignore the thousands of mass shootings between those two events?
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
So you want to go back to Columbine and ignore the thousands of mass shootings between those two events?
So you want to go back to Columbine and ignore the thousands of other mass shootings where active shooter procedures were actually followed?
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
So you want to go back to Columbine and ignore the thousands of other mass shootings where active shooter procedures were actually followed?
Do you want policies to be durable or not?
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Do you want policies to be durable or not?
Which resulted in DAs attempting to put those cops in prison.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Which resulted in DAs attempting to put those cops in prison.
The city that just elected a DSA member also elected a corrupt police captain just 4 years ago.
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The city that just elected a DSA member also elected a corrupt police captain just 4 years ago.
Are you willing to support the budget requirements to do that?
November 11, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Are you willing to support the budget requirements to do that?
Because electeds won't want to risk their policy leading to the inevitable political backlash from just one incident. Even an incident elsewhere can influence an elected's policy decisions because they won't want to go through what the other elected went through. Not mention budget considerations.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Because electeds won't want to risk their policy leading to the inevitable political backlash from just one incident. Even an incident elsewhere can influence an elected's policy decisions because they won't want to go through what the other elected went through. Not mention budget considerations.
So we're just going to ignore the political realities that have resulted in the whiplash of mayors forming then disbanding then reforming only to disband (and so on) various street crime units? If you want to mirror other countries you need to remove the gun factor and the local control factor.
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So we're just going to ignore the political realities that have resulted in the whiplash of mayors forming then disbanding then reforming only to disband (and so on) various street crime units? If you want to mirror other countries you need to remove the gun factor and the local control factor.
Which runs right into budget and resource questions from those who control the purse "why on 53% of calls are we dispatching multiple units when the next city over is getting by with half the personnel?"
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Which runs right into budget and resource questions from those who control the purse "why on 53% of calls are we dispatching multiple units when the next city over is getting by with half the personnel?"
How's that working with today's electorate?
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
How's that working with today's electorate?
Perception is reality and has a massive impact on policy making. One shoe bomber = 20 years of taking off shoes at the airport. Today hundreds of hours of body cam videos are being uploaded to YouTube everyday influencing that perception. Ignore it and your policy collapses.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Perception is reality and has a massive impact on policy making. One shoe bomber = 20 years of taking off shoes at the airport. Today hundreds of hours of body cam videos are being uploaded to YouTube everyday influencing that perception. Ignore it and your policy collapses.
"Hi I'm Detective Bob, I'd like to talk to you about a murder" *bang*
You'd end up with armed cops escorting detectives everywhere.
You'd end up with armed cops escorting detectives everywhere.
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Hi I'm Detective Bob, I'd like to talk to you about a murder" *bang*
You'd end up with armed cops escorting detectives everywhere.
You'd end up with armed cops escorting detectives everywhere.
One of the problems is we now expect every beat cop to instantly turn in a CAG operator in the event of a mass shooting, because that's been the only "solution".
November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
One of the problems is we now expect every beat cop to instantly turn in a CAG operator in the event of a mass shooting, because that's been the only "solution".
The unarmed community patrol will be disbanded as soon as one is killed. And a Gendarmerie forgets all the lessons of responding to a mass shooting, first on scene go in, which is why every patrol car in the US has an AR in it.
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The unarmed community patrol will be disbanded as soon as one is killed. And a Gendarmerie forgets all the lessons of responding to a mass shooting, first on scene go in, which is why every patrol car in the US has an AR in it.
The people likely to lead are those we don't know yet and are those most people would write off at this stage.
October 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The people likely to lead are those we don't know yet and are those most people would write off at this stage.
They can never replace JAG
September 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
They can never replace JAG
Turn Zumwalt into a cruiser.
September 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Turn Zumwalt into a cruiser.
They've got 2 currently being modified.
September 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
They've got 2 currently being modified.
Neither is their audience.
September 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Neither is their audience.