Post by Tar A on Mar 11, 2004 20:22:51 GMT -5
Today's issue for our communal puppet, everyone please feel free to lodge your vote and participate in the debate.
(Dilemma #98) - "Police Want More Than Shiny Badge"
The Issue
After a policeman was forced to apprehend a criminal with nothing more than his groceries, there has been an outcry for better equipment.
The Debate
(Dilemma #98) - "Police Want More Than Shiny Badge"
The Issue
After a policeman was forced to apprehend a criminal with nothing more than his groceries, there has been an outcry for better equipment.
The Debate
- Option 1: "It's outrageous," says Chief Constable Randy Love. "This horrible situation could have been sorted out a lot faster if we had had the right equipment! Even the poorest criminals can buy better arms than us! We need more funds - if we have to take a bit of cash off the education and healthcare budgets to pay for it all then so be it!"
- Option 2: "I agree with my friend here," says zealous lance-corporal Tobias Hendrikson. "But lets go further. Let's create a new anti-crime group with special training and expensive - er - extensive new equipment! That would make the criminals think twice before breaking the law! Especially if our new forces can shoot miscreants at first sight with out messing around with time-consuming trials."
- Option 3: "Hey, hey!" cries anti-gun protester, Freddy Jong-Il. "You can't be serious! Weapons kill! Everyone knows that if there were no weapons there'd be no criminals; and if there are no criminals, we won't need to waste valuable government funds on the police! In fact, I say we should go as far as doing away with them altogether! I don't see them doing anything useful anyway, except try to stop our demonstrations! Ban guns! Ban the police! Live for a better tomorrow!"