At 21:31 28-09-2002 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote:

>http://www.orange-today.co.uk/news/story/sm_678535.html
>
>Dutch policemen will be taken off the beat unless they can prove they can
>fight in new tests.

<snip>

>Previously, officers had to prove only that they were competent with
>firearms to show they were up to the job.

What, they are competent with firearms now? Well, that certainly is an 
improvement. There was a report a few years ago that showed that an 
alarmingly high percentage of Dutch police officers were so "competent" 
with firearms that they should not be allowed to carry one.


Jeroen "To Serve and Protect" van Baardwijk

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