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Should we arm the police?

Following the appalling murder to two WPcs in Manchester, the question is being asked.

Personally, I would not want my local police force to be routinely armed.  The police are the public and the public are the police.  Giving police officers guns would turn them into a para military force.

But perhaps the answer ought to be for us to let local people decide.   

In November, we each get the chance to elect a local Police Commissioner.  Ought we not to allow Police Commissioners to decide?

I'd not vote for a Police Commissioner who favoured arming the police.  But why not allow the decision to be made locally?

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