Why off-duty cops in second jobs ‘kill and die more’ in recession-hit Argentina

[elhombresinnombre]

Why off-duty cops in second jobs ‘kill and die more’ in recession-hit Argentina

Growing number of cases involve police working as rideshare drivers while carrying government-issued guns

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[LuckyLuke]

"If police officers were not allowed to carry their government-issued guns while they are off duty, the number of ‘trigger happy’ deaths would be significantly reduced,” she said."

Oh no, think of these poor assailant's lives. It's not "trigger happy" when they rob you at gun point and shoot you dead for laughs after taking your car or phone. Won't somebody regulate the only group left with legitimate defense against armed robbery. My god...

 

[mc kenna]

Hard to believe but in the previous administration there were motions to have the officers leave their weapons at the precint so they wouldn't walk around armed when not on duty, luckily that didn't pan out, but don't be surprised if that option in thrown on the table again by....... well , we know by who....

 

[FrankPintor]

Hard to believe but in the previous administration there were motions to have the officers leave their weapons at the precint so they wouldn't walk around armed when not on duty, luckily that didn't pan out, but don't be surprised if that option in thrown on the table again by....... well , we know by who....

You do realize that the police forces in Argentina (other than the Federal Police, with whom one normally doesn't come in contact) are organized by province? The federal government doesn't have much to say with respect to their administration, let alone whether they leave their weapons at the "precinct". Which previous administration of which province might you be referring to?

 

[mc kenna]

You are too new to the country to begin to understand how things work here, but i appreciate the fact that i can always count on you to antagonize what i say.

 

[Bajo_cero2]

I work in an investigation regarding this topic 20 years ago. The problem is they have police status that means they are always on duty armed, but without number superiority, this is why they die because they are outnumbered. The second problem was conflicts between police bands for the control of territories.

 

[FrankPintor]

You are too new to the country to begin to understand how things work here, but i appreciate the fact that i can always count on you to antagonize what i say.

Nice deflection. You can’t answer my questions then? Just another of your characteristic drive-by postings?

 

[LuckyLuke]

I work in an investigation regarding this topic 20 years ago. The problem is they have police status that means they are always on duty armed, but without number superiority, this is why they die because they are outnumbered. The second problem was conflicts between police bands for the control of territories.

I have 3 retired cops that help me now and then with my properties. One of them hasn't fully been retired, though he's off-duty awaiting status change. Ever during this interim period he refuses to turn in his issued gun because he feels exposed without it. I suppose it's a source of comfort after a while. They have all sorts of stories, but I was surprised to hear that it was relatively normal for cops to be on the take, given the low pay.