A look inside the world of Tucson Police S.W.A.T.

KGUN9 ^ | 5/16/2011 | KGUN9

[TXnMA]

"Actually before they were swat most were military and you would never call them low IQ."

I have a a high degree of respect for our armed forces, but -- being a veteran -- I would actually agree that low IQs are more prevalent in the military (and on SWAT teams) than in the total populace.

It is surprising how little IQ is required to be trainable to dumbly follow orders and to lug a ruck and rifle...

As one old sergeant told me, "Boy, you don't want to get out [of the military]. If you do, you'll have to compete with them people out there!"

SWAT members are the lowest-IQ ex-grunts who couldn't compete for real civilian jobs requiring intelligence and a work ethic...

[Gritty]

Rambo training. That's very nice.

But do they get any training on how to peacefully enter a house and serve a Constitutional warrant (assuming they have one) to a legitimate, innocent homeowner with a wife and family rather than break down the door and charge in with guns blazing and mowing the unfortunate, surprised Marine veteran Dad down because he thinks it is a home invasion and is protecting his family?

That would be even nicer. I would prefer that to hearing about their superhuman abilities to run up six flights of stairs, do weight curls, practice shock tactics, and be super-macho!