I see your point, but here’s hoping that a few “tragedies in the line of duty” might make the rank-and-file SWAT members think twice about whether they want to be on a team lead by loose cannons and JBTs. I used to support the police. That has changed over the past several years, seeing more and more “incidents” of this type. I hate to say it, but that guy up in VA who shot and killed a cop who was part of a bogus no-knock raid and who got off is starting to looking like a hero, in some ways.
On the upside of the civil damages side, we had a bunch of out of control SWAT types shoot a little old lady dead in her house here in Atlanta. Then they lied about it to try to cover it up, claiming a CI told them drugs were being dealt out of the house.
Several of them were criminally convicted and sent to prison. The family of the little old lady filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against the City of Atlanta, I think they may have settled but am not sure.
I know some folks up thread said they never heard anything more about the story. We have heard a LOT here in Atlanta!
Even my dad, a Korean war vet and classic law and order conservative, is starting to look very skeptically at LE because of the frequency of crap like this. Then LEOs and their defenders come on these threads and blame citizens-at-large for the worsening attitudes toward cops.
It reminds me of some muslims who blame non-muslims for negative attitudes. Their criticism of the outrageous actions of their co-religionists is tepid at best — instead it’s all of our faults for being “haters.” /eyeroll