Years of discontent has erupted with Met police firearms protest

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : While the criminal law does not explicitly state the belief needs to be reasonable, guidance from the Crown Prosecution Service makes it clear that is a likely factor.
42% : "The law and case law following court hearings boils down to an officer having the right to use force to protect themselves or others from harm.
41% : Firearms officers in theory have no special protection when they use force under English criminal law compared with the average citizen.
36% : Since last Wednesday and the charging of an officer with murder after Chris Kaba was shot dead last September in south London, a distrust of their bosses and discontent simmering for years has erupted into what is effectively a protest that has rocked the leadership of the Met and government.

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