SWAT raids are way, way up over the last 20 years, and there is no real justification for this increase. SWAT raid overutilization is jeopardizing the lives of police and suspects. SWAT raids were even used in the political witchunt against Scott Walker supporters in a bogus investigation by a hyper partisan Gestapo DA John Chisholm in Milwaukee Co.
SWAT raids need to be rare and we need strict oversight and personal accountability(civil & criminal penalties) if they go bad and the indications for the raid are not absolutely warranted.
"Because we don't call it SWAT"