“OK, I thought I had read that the firefight had gone on for some time.
Now, how do the officers outside figure out he is no longer a threat without endangering themselves? The guy had been laying low in a nearby condo for days, so he was used to trying to wait cops out. If they approached the house, he could start shooting.”
Oh I don’t know...by waiting him out for maybe more than an hour without resorting to torching private property? I have seen the Dallas Swat do it time and time again. They wait sometimes for days! Many times when they finally go in, the suspect is dead from previous wounds or self inflicted ones.
Also, the police were already approaching the house, in an armored vehicle tearing down walls and inserting incendiary devices. I am sure they had normal fears, but they had plenty of protection at that point in time.
“What you demand basically does not fit the tactical situation.”
What I ‘demand’ is that our police act within the boundary of our laws and constitution at all times. That is all. If that is too hard a bar to meet, they have no business in that profession.
Now, how many times did Dallas SWAT wait days when a cop involved in the siege had been shot and killed by the perp, there on the scene. Cops are a lot more patient when they have not been shot at by the perp, such as in a typical hostage situation.
What I ‘demand’ is that our police act within the boundary of our laws and constitution at all times. That is all.
And I disagree that the cops failed in that regard here.