OT: A Sociological Eye-opener

[SVCBeercats]

Do Europe's police need more firepower?
Off-duty French police allowed to carry guns during state of emergency
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-the-French-police-not-carry-firearms
…..Misleading title - actually they do carry guns.
French police demand right to carry guns as nation faces Islamic threat

 

[wire chief]

A goodly of you seem intrigued by cross cultural info. May I recommend Michael Moore's WHERE TO INVADE NEXT? Yes he's a left winger who likes to hammer home. Nevertheless, there is much food for thought in the descriptions by citizens of several Euro nations
about how their institutions work.