New Zealand police scraps plans for armed patrols after criticism the change would lead to US-style militarisation of the force
New Zealand police on Tuesday scrapped plans for armed patrols prompted by last year's Christchurch mosque shootings after criticism the change would lead to a US-style militarisation of the force.
"We only have to look to the United States to see how violent things can get under a militarised police force," she said in an open letter to Commissioner of Police Andrew Coster.Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern had also said she was "totally opposed to the routine arming of the police", although she argued the patrols were an operational matter for the force.
Coster said he was committed to police remaining "generally unarmed" and operating with public support.
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