Comment: Civilians who are willing to volunteer to help protect the public should be given the same protection and the same ability to protect others as full-time officers ✍️ martinbentham
points out that in nine out of ten situations when one is drawn the sight of it is enough to persuade a suspect to comply. It’s also a lifesaving weapon that can protect the public and officers themselves from potentially lethal danger. The survival of Met Pc Stuart Outten, who was badly wounded in a fearsome machete attack in Leyton in 2019 before managing to Taser his attacker to stop him inflicting more blows, is one example.
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