question:  Which of these was not an effect of giving the police force half-powered staters?
context: Still, it had an appeal Keith Ellason knew he couldn't deny, a newsman's joy of the clean beat, a planetary system far afield, a closeup view of the universe, history in the making. The decision of Interstellar was that the colonists started a revolution far out in space, that it was fanned by the ignorance of Captain Sessions in dealing with such matters. "We have conquered the problem of small groups in space—witness the discovery of Antheon, for example—but when there are large groups, control is more difficult." It ended with passengers engaging in open warfare with each other and the crew. "As I recall," Ellason said, "there was something about stunners." "No weapons were allowed on the ship, but you must remember the colonists were selected for their intelligence and resourcefulness. They utilized these attributes to set up weapon shops to arm themselves." We don't think anything is going to happen, but if it does, we want to get an impersonal, unprejudiced view. The Weblor II had been built in space, as had its predecessor, the Weblor I , at a tremendous cost. Basically, it was an instrument which would open distant vistas to colonization, reducing the shoulder-to-shoulder pressure of a crowded solar system. A space-borne metropolis, it would be the home for three thousand persons outward bound, only the crew on the return trip. To make it easier for you, I suggest you think of this journey strictly from the observer viewpoint. Metal walls, no windows, one floor vent, one ceiling vent, and a solitary ceiling molding tube-light. In Ellason's mind the incident, though insignificant from the standpoint of the ship as a whole, could very well be the cause of dissension later on. He said it was significant that all en route had passed stability tests, and that it was to the ship's discredit that someone with criminal tendencies should have been permitted aboard.
output:  It made the ship's environment safer now that the police were armed
options:  It caused some issues while the police force got trigger-happy, adding to the paranoia  It made the ship's environment safer now that the police were armed  The passenger police force felt they had some power  It was what allowed the Red Mask to finally acquire a weapon