50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with bombs

Re:50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with ... by PeachPlum on Thursday November 23, 2017 @02:33AM (#15763490)

A guy with a semi-automatic pistol who had fired on officers, "it's ok, we have his name and address"

Glad I don't live in Germany.

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Re:50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with ... by hutzlibu on Thursday November 23, 2017 @07:25AM (#15764573)

.. it is also not true. They would siege the house. And wait for him to give up.

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Re:50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with ... by PeachPlum on Friday November 24, 2017 @02:21AM (#15769902)

Also not true, here's an example from July 2016

Stuttgart siege: Two dead after '100 armed police storm hostage situation' at law firm

Five hour stand-off ends after special forces called in

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Re:50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with ... by hutzlibu on Friday November 24, 2017 @02:31AM (#15769935)

Yeah but this was a hostage situation.

We were talking about a situation, where a lone, armed fugitive has barricaded himself in some place.

And in this situation, there is no need at all for storming.

Turning off the water and wait outside, should be enough.

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Re:50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with ... by mrunkel on Friday November 24, 2017 @12:28AM (#15769596)

I’m talking about the point when he was just a shoplifter.

At that point, if he had valid ID, police wouldn’t even been called.

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