Alright, a bunch of things here... 
1. Out of character, there is a huge positive spin coverage on several "guns are illegal at VT" stories on Digg.com, which the folks who use Facebook and MySpace love. Basically, they want the ability to protect themselves, and they're drowning out the comments about "I'm a pacifist and none of you should have guns." Because they don't want to die, nor do they trust the police to protect them. I expect this petition to make the front page of Digg.
2. Mr. Cross, it doesn't matter if "there is more training," there is still the simple fact that insurance companies consider having the power to end human life a high risk rider for a policy. Bottom line, even if field robots that are 100% accurate and always 100% justified, the insurance company knows that statistically, they're going to have a loss, and that loss will be big. Why do you think municipal bonds are so attractive to police departments? They just throw up a bond of several million for their lethal force rider, because its astronomical to get a GL rider for an agency that is known to kill statistically.
3. Public perception may not matter to you, but it matters to your employer. It especially matters to the client. The same kind of client who thinks "vests make guards look more menacing, or that the property is unsafe." The same kind of client who says, "I don't like guns, I have to let the police carry them, I don't have to let you."
Remember, most security forces are there for insurance purposes, and most security forces are there as a deterrent.

1. Out of character, there is a huge positive spin coverage on several "guns are illegal at VT" stories on Digg.com, which the folks who use Facebook and MySpace love. Basically, they want the ability to protect themselves, and they're drowning out the comments about "I'm a pacifist and none of you should have guns." Because they don't want to die, nor do they trust the police to protect them. I expect this petition to make the front page of Digg.
2. Mr. Cross, it doesn't matter if "there is more training," there is still the simple fact that insurance companies consider having the power to end human life a high risk rider for a policy. Bottom line, even if field robots that are 100% accurate and always 100% justified, the insurance company knows that statistically, they're going to have a loss, and that loss will be big. Why do you think municipal bonds are so attractive to police departments? They just throw up a bond of several million for their lethal force rider, because its astronomical to get a GL rider for an agency that is known to kill statistically.
3. Public perception may not matter to you, but it matters to your employer. It especially matters to the client. The same kind of client who thinks "vests make guards look more menacing, or that the property is unsafe." The same kind of client who says, "I don't like guns, I have to let the police carry them, I don't have to let you."
Remember, most security forces are there for insurance purposes, and most security forces are there as a deterrent.
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