So, America tends to militarise its police meaning to equip them and use them as an army… The American model has been ' militarise the police', but the challenge I have is that there is very little evidence that a more militarised police results in a more peaceful society.And I'm very concerned that if you have too many police pulling out guns at the first incidence of crime then you lead to a miniature arms race between police and criminals. Iain Overton, the Executive Director of Action on Armed Violence Wow, that makes my head hurt! Well I don't know, but listen to what Iain Overton, the Executive Director of Action on Armed Violence says about armed police in society.
So do you think the criminals don't carry guns because the police don't carry guns or that the police don't carry guns because the criminals don't carry guns? It seems that guns don't really feature in crimes much in Japan. Surely that means that the criminals always have the advantage then? Unless a criminal has a gun, Japanese police never fire their weapons. So, they safely restrain the person and wait for the situation to de-escalate, or become less intense. The response to violence is never violence, it's always to de-escalate it. What most Japanese police will do is to get huge futons and essentially roll up the person who is being violent or drunk into a little burrito and carry them back to the station, and calm them down. Nope! Listen to Japanese journalist Anthony Berteaux describe the situation: Instead they rely on a combination of martial arts and in many cases where a person is violent, they bring out the futon – which is a kind of blanket – and they wrap them up and restrain them, or prevent them from moving. Despite carrying guns, Japanese police almost never use them. Well, in most countries in the world you'd be right, but not in Japan. When you arrive on scene you find a dangerous criminal. You are a police officer who has been called out to deal with an incident. Well, we'll find out if you're right a bit later on. I'm going to guess b) Iceland, just because I've never been there. So, which country has the oldest gun control laws in the world? Is it a) USA, b) Iceland or c) Japan? Is that so? I have a question about that for you.įire away, an expression giving permission for someone to ask a question or speak. And it's funny that you should mention shooting because our topic this week is gun control without guns. Ĭan we get this done quickly today Neil? Only I've got to shoot off to a party later. In this programme we'll be discussing armed police, as well as teaching you six new items of vocabulary, of course. Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English– the show that brings you an interesting topic, authentic listening practice and vocabulary to help you improve your language skills. Note: This is not a word-for-word transcript. To equip or use something or someone like an armyĪ competition between two groups to gain more weapons than the other group Transcript VocabularyĪn expression giving permission for someone to ask a question or speak. Listen to the programme to find out the answer. Which country has the oldest gun control laws in the world? In this programme, Neil and Dan will be discussing alternative gun control, as well as teaching you 6 new items of vocabulary.
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