Letters to the Editor: Garda lethal force policy could lead to dire results

'Give Garda foot patrol and public order units the necessary equipment, like Tasers, to deal with persons who are carrying weapons like knives.'

The deployment of armed gardaí, along with dog, mounted, and traffic units, shows a strategy of policing more akin to what we see in South American countries like Brazil or Ecuador.

We know that armed strategies by police in general do not get the desired results but create a lethal force policy that could have dire consequences for the public and police alike.