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Desensitization to guns (lemmy.world)
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[–] plutopos@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, in Italy there's a lot of armed officials in public places and big stations (even train stations!). Usually they're only there to look intimidating. The ones who will actually bother people (usually immigrants) are regular policemen, who, paradoxically, are less likely to carry firearms

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I like that idea. Armed cops who focus only on violent felonies, and are forbidden to involve themselves in lesser offenses.

[–] plutopos@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

They're not explicitly forbidden from taking care of minor offenses iirc, it's just not their area of expertise