In the history of the Icelandic Police officers shot and killed her only one person

And it happened a week nazad



Law enforcement agencies of different countries are often subjected to attacks of the sometimes indiscriminate use of firearms, but if, for example, the American cop to open fire at the slightest sign of threatening behavior offender - a common thing in most other civilized countries this happens very rarely.

For example, in Germany, for the whole year 2011 by police bullets killed six, and in only one of New York City in 2012, the year the police shot and killed 16 people. Apart in this respect is Iceland: the police officers in this country can hardly say that their service is too "dangerous and difficult", as sung in the famous Soviet song. The only case when the Icelandic police had to defuse the offender shot and killed while he, took place earlier this month.

Early in the morning of December 2 inhabitants of one of the districts of Reykjavik, frightened by the behavior of 59-year-old man who leaned out of the window of his apartment and opened a shotgun firing at a passing car, called the police outfit. The old Icelander met officers shot and they tried to neutralize the troublemaker tear gas, but after a while the shooting was heard again.



The rescue patrol arrived, the staff of one of the special forces and gunfire in the spirit of Hollywood blockbuster: a man wounded two servants of the law, however, and he shlopotal bullet, and then was taken to hospital and died after some time.

Voicing your opinion of this incident, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Iceland Haraldur Johannessen apologized and condolences to the relatives of the deceased. Currently under investigation is unique to the country with the lowest crime rate in the world scene.

via factroom.ru

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