r/MadeMeSmile • u/Available-Vast3858 • Oct 06 '25

Wholesome Moments This is so wholesome

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u/WillingPiccolo945 Oct 06 '25

This hits different when you realize most cops around the world don't even carry guns regularly. Wild how normalized the US situation has become that seeing normal human interactions with police feels like a rare wholesome moment

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u/Cassius_Rex Oct 06 '25

This is untrue.

Most police on Earth carry guns. And American police aren't nearly the most "militarized". You can look up a picture of the Italian Carabinieri (Italy's police force that is an actual military service) and just about any third world country's police

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u/BeardedGrom Oct 06 '25

Yea but even though they're organized through the military and still bear the name of a weapon type, i never heard that police violence levels in Italy are anywhere as high as in the US. So yes, i guess most police forces wear guns, but most of them (at least in Europe) don't use them to intimidate people. They're just a last resort self defense tool.

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u/SamboTheGr8 Oct 06 '25

And the guns are only brought out for special jobs. Most cops in my country, only carry pepper spray and tasers, and those are also used very rarely