Wasn’t it just a bunch of fireworks that he had rigged to some wires? Lets go to Def Con 4 over it.
They used a water gun?This is way over blown. Moving on.
And you _know_ it was just a bunch of fireworks how? And you know the “fireworks” are original and not modified to be far more dangerous, how? And you know the 30 firework mortar shells are not designed to grab your attention away from the 20 pounds of C4 in the TV set, or the 200 lbs of ANFO in the closet,,how?
You are sure ready to play fast and loose with those cops lives. The truth is, nobody could be sure what was in there, and simply walking in and playing “lethal weapon” red wire/green wire was certain to kill or badly injure some cop. Slow, deliberate caution was the proper approach here. I cannot think of a single reason to speed it up that is worth a needless death or maiming.