[kenz0r]

Just to correct you on firearms. Police officers in Australia are generally issues firearms (semi-automatic pistols).

[haecceity]

I thought British police mostly don't carry firearms.

[tom_]

They don’t, but Australia is not part of Britain, so different rules may apply.

[haecceity]

I think it's funny that people are so focused in correcting him about Australia that they miss the point of his argument.

[toomanybeersies]

Same with police in New Zealand. It's part of the Peelian Principles and policing by consent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peelian_principles