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Present the arguments for and against the proposition that the police forces in Britain should be armed.
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Present the arguments for and against the proposition that the police forces in Britain should be armed. The topic that is about to be discussed is one that has been raised on a variety off different occasions. The time when this issue has come to the forefront of discussion is when it has been a national interest or a national tragedy. From the Dunblane murders to the recent killings of Ged Walker and Stephen Oake have raised an issue of security of the police force in juxtaposition to the security and the rights of the general public. However Britain is one of the few countries in Europe where police officers do not carry firearms, so with armed crime on the increase many people are calling for the baton to be replaced by the gun. Recently in Nottingham police have been on armed patrol in some inner city estates but have played down...
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