Some people think that if a police force carries guns, this will encourage a higher level of violence in society. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It cannot be denied that

police

who carry

guns

have conducted various forms of

violence

in recent years, around the world in both developing and developed worlds.

Such

phenomenon has encouraged the cause-and-effect assumption that if the

police

force

is equipped with firearms, there will be a higher level of

violence

in the

society

. As far as effectiveness, human psychology, and

police

management are concerned, I strongly disagree with

such

opinion. First and foremost, carrying

guns

is the most effective way to prevent

violence

, especially the extreme ones that could cause severe damage to the

society

.

For instance

, violent murderers or robbers who carry weapons,

such

as machete or even

guns

, would most likely only fear and be deterred by those who are able to threaten the criminal’s lives – namely

police

force

armed with

guns

; for more dire cases

such

as terrorism

that is

becoming increasingly frequent in the modern world,

police

force

might even need weapons that are more powerful than

guns

. After all,

police

use their

guns

to protect the

society

from crimes that are caused by a variety of complex reasons – greed, poverty, extremism in religion…etc.

Second,

the fact that human psychology, even those of the most reckless ones, naturally fears the loss of their life indicates that

guns

can been used as a symbol of order

instead

of a tool of

violence

. Take the case of the patrolling officers around airports, train stations, and other locations which tend to have a large crowd:

while

the

police

officers possess the ability to kill, their weapons are more of a symbol communicating the message “don’t even think about

violence

or your life is at risk.” Under

such

circumstances, the

guns

of the

police

force

actually promotes a higher level of stability

instead

of encouraging

violence

. A voice arises that numerous

violence

cases have been reported around the world in recent years, even including gun shotting of innocent people form their back by the

police

. Ironically, a hammer can

also

be used on a nail or a skull, and

guns

are merely tools

instead

of the causes in these cases - it is the

police

that conducted

violence

.

Such

problems are to be resolved through the appropriate management of the

police

force

: adequate training, procedures and reporting procedures for the use of

guns

, and the monitoring of the

police

force

with the assistance of modern technology. In conclusion, in terms of effectiveness, human psychology, and

police

management, carrying

guns

by the

police

will not encourage

violence

in the

society

.

While

there are one thousand Hamlets in one thousand people’s eyes, I’m confident that my opponents will compromise after being shown to my article.