The_Yoda said:
generic-user-1 said:
theprof00 said:
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Average SWAT response time is 20 to 30 minutes in metropolitan areas, an average beat cops response time in those same areas is 5 to 10 minutes, do you need a lot of fancy equipment to gather information? Sure it might help but does a jammer help you peak in a window? Would you rather have someone trying to help you within 5 to 10 even if said help is just getting a handle on what SWAT will be facing or wait 3 to 4 times as long before the process starts. Also regular police forces are armed with more than a gun and notebook. My cousin is a county cop in a rural county in Indiana and from what I understand he has access to all kinds of "toys".
Personally speaking if I were in such a situation I'd take any kind of help I could get as quickly as possible.
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That's not the argument in question though is it? I'm all for fast response. His argument is send a cop in first, not because of response time, but "to verify".
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i was wrong, raiding a house without first checking whats going on is the right way, if someone phones in a swat raid, they should storm that house. hold every people you can find at gun point(children and seniors could mean danger too) and shot every dog.
living in a police state sounds fun...
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So GU1 is theprof00 right about your argument ? I didn't take your argument as send in two beat cops to break down the door first, I assumed (and perhaps incorrectly) you were talking about having one of the officers first on the scene see what they can see.
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normal cops shouldnt break down any door, thats not their job, but they should check whats going on. the swat team isnt a normal police unit, they are a special unit for dangerous situations. they should be called by the local police when the situation is too dangerous for the normal police.
