It looked to me as though all the equipment was simply made available to some fresh hires, who probably had never been through a Police Acadamy. They appear to have had some training in a military MOUT facility using some room clearing techniques, but had no inkling on how to employ operational planning or intelligence in their raid.
They didn’t believe they were going in against a heavily armed threat as their behavior manifests they simply thought they could pound in the door and advance more quickly than isolated opposition.
It speaks volumes against not just this team, but much more importantly, an incredibly irresponsible chain of command above them, giving them even an inkling of notion they would have the authority to operate in this fashion.
IMHO, those 2-3 steps up their chain of command is where criminal behavior is manifest by their actions.
Their behavior tells me they had been inadequately trained, inadequately planned, inadequate intel, lack of rules of engagement, grossly irresponsible with criminal intent.
“They appear to have had some training in a military MOUT facility using some room clearing techniques, but had no inkling on how to employ operational planning or intelligence in their raid.”
Nope. MOUT training does NOT teach you to group up at the door...I’d have more respect for these guys if they HAD shown signs of MOUT training.
>>Their behavior tells me they had been inadequately trained, inadequately planned, inadequate intel, lack of rules of engagement, grossly irresponsible with criminal intent.
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Exactly! I know nothing about SWAT training, but COMMON SENSE says you don’t just casually and sloppily saunter to the door like these goons did.
They looked sloppy, casual, and clueless. Like they didn’t know or care where they were. They could as easily have been walking up t place an order at McDonald’s.
They OBVIOUSLY were poorly trained.
You can see that as they were driving up, smiling, all casual, like they were headed to the movies.
Yet these idiots were entrusted to take a man’s life and endanger his family.
And fools on this forum defend it.