[Wonder Warthog]

"Do you send officers into unknown situations without scary looking flak jackets and helmets? Do you give bad guys 30 seconds warning to pick up their guns? Do you politely request permission to enter?"

Yes to all of the above. Otherwise these guys shouldn't be in the law-enforcement business, because NOT doing those things is un-Constitutional.

[wastedyears]

How would you feel if they ‘accidentally’ busted into your home, when their target was up the street?