SWAT teams are a scourge. In the old days, street cops were trained to handle shoot-outs. The widespread use of SWAT teams has caused deadly delay in response and have unnecessarily militarized local police.
SWAT teams are a scourge. In the old days, street cops were trained to handle shoot-outs. The widespread use of SWAT teams has caused deadly delay in response and have unnecessarily militarized local police.
51 posted on 1/5/02 6:21 PM Pacific by
NoControllingLegalAuthority
Correct! Completely correct!
Militarized police are basically trained cowardice---it's the idea that the life of the agent, troop or officer is the most important, by far, over the lives of the citizen, victim or hostage.