And they can do animal control, too!
"Teacher, why are you telling us this?"
"Well, Tommy, we want you to know that questioning authority is never a good idea. And by the way, tell your Dad not to act surprised tonight, okay?"
2)Handcuff homeowner/wife and kids.
3)Hunt down and shoot family dog.
4)Ransack house.
5)Find out at wrong house.
6)Uncuff family members, warn them not to say anything under penalty of law.
7)Leave
There are a lot more of us, then there are of them. Plenty of us have specialized military training as well. They are starting to get out of line.
Considering when Chief Daryl Gates of the LAPD came up with the concept of SWAT. Its original definition was Special Weapons Attack Team.
I’ll let you take it from there.
Jack.
This could have been written in any Fascist or Communist country to rave reviews. Goebbels would have been proud. Who the hell reads this crap? The Tactical Responder? Give me a break.
And they can do animal control, too!
No, but the widespread use of SWAT teams needs to be seriously re-examined.
Disgusting.
It's been this way for 25 years. You're just now catching on.
Disgusting-er...
Not really.
—as I have oft posted— SWAT teams should generally be disbanded, issued a .38 Special with two speedloaders, get equipped with a set of brogans with soles about an inch thick and given a beat to cover twice a night -on foot- starting about 10pm-—
There are a few times a SWAT team is needed. A couple years ago some nut job here in Pittsburgh shot and killed three policemen who responded to a family fight. Killed the three ambush style.
Pittsburgh SWAT was call out and I think they did a damn good job. In the face of constant gunfire they drove their armored car on to the lawn to get the men shot{ They didnt know that they were dead}. they didnt shoot up the house{As I would have seeing three of my co-workers killed by a coward}. They talked to him, when One of the snipers shot the AK out of his hands.
The scumbag was captured alive{ A little scuffed up} and convicted on three counts of murder and hopefully will be seeing the needle,and the judge added 80 years onto his term so he will never get to see sunshine again.
All this cop hate is really disturbing. Yeah there are bad police. Sure they screw up. Some of the people here sound like they would have rooted for the man who killed the policemen who showed up that morning.
Many so-called "SWAT" teams do the vast majority of their deployments against harmless victims. Good for them, since their tactics are so sloppy that they'd be mincemeat if they tried to attack someone with the skill and determination to fight back effectively. Not so good for their victims, though.
Yes. Why do we need 90% of these would-be heroes?
Don’t let SWAT be that unknown. Make deploying SWAT something that is routine,...
No, really, don't.
I thought poaching was a crime. Good thing most State Fish & Wildlife Departments have their own SWAT teams, too!
or as Radley Balko put it “Practice on the People” ...
for what? what’s the game plan.
SWAT teams, even the better ones, are going to make operations errors.
It looks like SWATS are getting SWATted by citizens and ole Ed is doing some urgent salvage work. He’s one of these homeland security educational experts who teaches local police officers to act as an invading army, occupying enemy territory, and surrounded by terrorists.
Yep, people that have a bench warrent out for them for traffic tickets. Such a horror!
Don't forget to go to the wrong house and shoot the family pets.
Enough with the SWAT nonsence. I am sure it seemed like a good idea but really when they are having to go along to serve warrents, which used to be served by a cop who knocked on your door rather then breaking it down, just to have something to do there is no need for them.
Mr. Sanow is obviously an enemy of freedom, the Constitution, and the American people. He should be treated accordingly.