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Response rates from 640k UK voters.

45%
Yes
55%
No
30%
Yes
48%
No
9%
Yes, but only in response to extreme situations
6%
No, extreme situations should be handled by higher agencies with specialized training and equipment
7%
Yes, but with strict training on how and when to use the equipment
0%
No, and abolish the police

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Other Popular Answers

Unique answers from UK voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @8PMY8CManswered…4yrs4Y

No, policing in the UK is based on the principal of ''policing by consent'' and is highly respected around the world for this as well as being an unarmed police force.

 @8SL5S2Janswered…4yrs4Y

Only in extreme circumstances where people are in need of being protected. I would argue that a lot of military grade equipment and police brutality is abused in this country, and targets a lot of people who often are completely peaceful. It’s abused.

 @9ZH2VY3answered…3mos3MO

Multiple agencies are needed, and TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND RESPONDERS are needed. Police should not be the go-to for everything. ALSO OVERHAUL AND RE-TRAIN POLICE, because currently they are dangerous, not helpful.
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Yk what? Defund the police. START NEW ORGANISATIONS WITH THE MONEY.

 @9ZG2LQTanswered…3mos3MO

Only to be used by highly trained Officers in extreme Situations where the military can not be present

 @9V9ZCC4answered…5mos5MO

Only if it is the last corse of action because of the harm it can cause others not just the offender. Should be a last resort

 @9TZQX28from Missouri  answered…5mos5MO

I want the police department to use military grade equipment, only when they know how to use it effectively, and have strict training. And only when the situation calls it.

 @9RX3V37answered…7mos7MO

Yes, but make it only for national emergencies ( eg the 2024 Southport riots ) and make mandatory military equipment training programs for officers.

 @9R6ZB58answered…7mos7MO

Yes but only one armed unit per county which would only be deployed in one of these circumstances, the offender or suspect is armed 2. Mass disorder in public which is to large be dismantled by normal Police or a hostage situation where the suspect poses a threat to life.