The police in Norway is actually (generally speaking) not that bad - just ask @movingman, he has had some experience with them already :-)

Of course, there are always rotten apples, and of course there exists people who have had a really terrible experience with the Norwegian police, but by average the situation is not that bad. Until recently the police force was actually (in general) not carrying guns - for the very reason to avoid unnecessary violence escalations! Now one of the political parties wanting a "strong armed police" got some political power, and under the "terror threat"-excuse they have issued a temporary order that police should carry firearms.