CameronDev comments on NSW police will be armed with military-style rifles from Sunday. How will Australians respond?

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That still says nothing about their training and ability of the police officers. I want top of the line police officers first, then give them whatever tools they need.

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[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 child)

No, but I imagine giving a poorly trained officer a rifle doesn't make it much worse, when they already had a handgun. So it wouldn't be a problem introduced by this change.

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[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

You can do a lot more damage a lot faster and from a lot further away with a high power rifle. But yes, ideally we have all the firearm cops being trained to the highest standards.

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