I have used the term as shorthand. I suspect that you do know what I and others are questioning when we use the term.
And I expect that if any of this comes to trial, defense attorneys will delve deeply in the pre-planning of the operations of May 17.
Or will you tell me that no pre-planning is done by police?
I think there was probably planning on who would cover which areas of the restaurant if there was a fracas. I think the cops were probably stunned that the bikers (well at least one) decided to have a gunfight with so much police presence around the restaurant.