logo
welcome
BBC

BBC

Met Police: Officers handing in Tasers and firearms - Sir Mark Rowley

BBC
Summary
Nutrition label

79% Informative

Police officers voluntarily surrendering Tasers and firearms "risks London becoming less safe" Sir Mark Rowley said a third of officers were giving up their Taser accreditation.

More than a quarter were surrendering their firearm tickets, he said.

He said online abuse faced by officers was "shameful" and violence against officers was increasing.

VR Score

80

Informative language

76

Neutral language

84

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

43

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Affiliate links

no affiliate links