Anything that reduces the use of SWAT teams in non-violent situations is a good thing.
. "At the worst, this is sloppy police work, or police work done under pressure to make arrests. But to say there's malfeasance here? Absolutely not."
shows what absolute contempt the police have for human life (other than their own precious hides of course) The oh Gee we killed an old lady, too bad, maybe we'll look first next time and maybe not attitude disgusts me.