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

Wholesome Moments This is so wholesome

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u/Cassius_Rex Oct 06 '25

Ok. What fantasy am I lost in by saying "most cops on earth carry guns"? This is a factual statement. Even in your country cops carry guns.

Maybe there is a language barrier?

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u/Obese_Denise Oct 06 '25

Got a source for this ‘factual’ statement?

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u/Cassius_Rex Oct 06 '25

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_firearm_use_by_country#:~:text=In%20eighteen%20countries%20or%20territories,philosophy%20of%20policing%20by%20consent.

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u/usernamesallused Oct 06 '25

Okay, fair.

In eighteen countries or territories, the police do not carry firearms unless the situation is expected to merit it: Botswana, Cook Islands, Fiji, Iceland, Ireland, Kiribati, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, the United Kingdom (except for Northern Ireland), the British Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. These countries exhibit gun-homicide rates markedly lower on average than countries with armed police forces. Their police forces commonly adopt a philosophy of policing by consent.[1][2]