SHOPPERS were shocked to see a police officer buying lunch in a supermarket while fully armed. He was pictured last week carrying his microwave meal, a bag of cookies and soft drink – with a holstered handgun hanging from his gun belt.His taser gun and CS gas spray were also visible as he left Tesco in Redding, near Falkirk.
One shopper said: “He stood out from the crowd and did not look as though he was on duty never mind attending any sort of 999 call.
Source: Pictured: Shoppers stunned as Police Scotland officer buys lunch in Scots supermarket while fully armed – Daily Record
What the hell happen to Scotland? Did kilts have suddenly become mini skirts? The simple sight of a gun in the belt of a police officer sends them under then bed and chewing on their collective blankies?
Last October, Chief Constable Sir Stephen House said armed officers would only be deployed when “firearms offences are taking place or where there is a threat to life”
OK, that explains it. Maybe their contract with the Psychic Friends Network expired and they don’t have advance warning anymore.
I hate to say it, but the UK is getting dumber that California. Not a small feat.
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