Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Gun-Control Lobby Targets Obama, Demands Reform [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)They would tell you that to arrive on a dangerous situation unarmed might lead to their being in a fight and could lead to serious injury to themselves or to the person who decided to attack them.
I know a number of police officers and I can't think of one who actually had to shoot another person. One female officer did use a TASER on a felon who decided to run. I know of another incident where an officer I don't personally know pepper sprayed a drunk who was waving a .357 magnum revolver around. (This may have been a poor idea but fortunately all ended with nobody seriously injured.)
I used to shoot with several retired officers from a fairly violent city. They felt that the danger of working as a police officer in this city had made it difficult to enlist good officers and that the quality of the newer officers had fallen significantly and described them as a bunch of gorillas. Of course old timers often feel the younger generation can't meet the standards of their generation but I feel it is hard to convince good people to risk their life for the low pay that a police officer often gets. Disarming many officers might make finding new officers even more difficult and might cause some of the force to decide to retire early or simply quit and move to a safer job.
Your idea is interesting but would be hard to implement in many cities in our nation.