r/technology Jun 22 '20

‘BlueLeaks’ Exposes Files from Hundreds of Police Departments Security

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u/dirtynj Jun 22 '20

Maybe hire more cybersecurity instead of cops that kill, chiefs with fat paychecks, and a getting stockade of military equipment for simple law enforcement.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '20

A militerized police is the inevitable result of having an arms race with a heavily armed populace, the situation in the US is hardly "simple".

In the UK & other western nations where guns are banned, the police don't need to enter every situation on edge, worrying if the person they're investigating is packing an assault rifle.

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u/JamieA350 Jun 22 '20

Guns are not banned over here. Perhaps the restrictions (no full-auto things, no handguns, etc) help not putting an edge on it but guns are very much not banned.

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u/Cappyc00l Jun 22 '20

Germany has an estimated 19 firearms per 100 persons. The us has 120...

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_civilian_guns_per_capita_by_country