There's nothing wrong with deferring judgment, especially when you have friends / family you are relieved are safe.
Many of us are looking at this from a purely analytical perspective, with no emotional attachment. That is why we have drawn our particular conclusions.
If my own family was in the perimeter I would probably now be saying "whatever, my family is safe right now, that's enough." I don't think anyone can blame you for that.
True, but it also goes the other way. Such heavy handed tactics also could ‘bullied’ someone into giving up rights and freedoms that they under normal circumstances that they would never do. Many of these cops were so hyped up that a person that stood their ground and not allowed them access to their home which was their right would have been more than likely badly handled and possible their familes as well. Even if they later took such actions to court no one would have every admiited wrong doing, the case would be put off for years and in the end the case would be settled and sealed. As I said when you look at the picture I posted at that moment who were those people more affraid of the terrorist on the lose or the police with machine guns at their door?