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Originally Posted by Flamenspiel
That’s part of it, but the fact that everyone in the US has a gun really speeds everything up in terms of reaction. It’s easier to de-escalate in countries where guns are not so prevalent.
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This! ....whereas I don't discount racial bias making things worse, having spent a good amount of time down in the US, the police down there are really twitchy. I got pulled over for speeding and the cop had his holster unlatched and hand on his gun as he approached. That has never happened to me in Canada.