twoblink
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So the weather's been gettin' pretty hot, and so this rent-a-cop walks out of the bank to have a smoke; meanwhile, he's sweatin' up a storm. So he adjusts his belt and holster, and I notice something that caught my eye.
He lifts his pants up, and readjusts his holster, one of those with the tip cut out; and the tip is...
ORANGE!
That means it's a plastic BB gun! So I'm curious, and I venture closer.. and sure enough, the safety on the back of his Beretta is a weldied piece of plastic..
I figured as much because only cops can own guns here in Taiwan.. and the Rent-a-cops can't..
What's amazing to me is, even when the entire Taiwan knows this; bank robberies go down significantly at banks that have "armed" security, even when people know the guns are fake. I guess people think "The guns are fake, but I wouldn't want to take my chances on account that one of them happens to be real." I hope I get to take a pic of it, but I brought up my camera, and the guy stared me down, so I didn't take a pic.. arrrg...
Next time though...
What this however does prove to me is that even dummy guns deter crime...
He lifts his pants up, and readjusts his holster, one of those with the tip cut out; and the tip is...
ORANGE!
That means it's a plastic BB gun! So I'm curious, and I venture closer.. and sure enough, the safety on the back of his Beretta is a weldied piece of plastic..
I figured as much because only cops can own guns here in Taiwan.. and the Rent-a-cops can't..
What's amazing to me is, even when the entire Taiwan knows this; bank robberies go down significantly at banks that have "armed" security, even when people know the guns are fake. I guess people think "The guns are fake, but I wouldn't want to take my chances on account that one of them happens to be real." I hope I get to take a pic of it, but I brought up my camera, and the guy stared me down, so I didn't take a pic.. arrrg...
Next time though...
What this however does prove to me is that even dummy guns deter crime...