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

Re:50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with ... by jcvhaarst on Thursday November 23, 2017 @05:07AM (#15764082)

So to be clear : In the US the government (or its representatives) can damage your property, and then isn't paying for those damages without hassle for the owner ?

Besides that : Why does the police need to use this amount of force to apprehend someone with a gun ? Couldn't they just isolate the guy, and cordon off the area so he can't harm others and then just wait ? Unless there are hostages involved, or immediate danger to the public, it seems a more appropriate way is to de-escalate rather then escalate.

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Re:50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with ... by gonational on Thursday November 23, 2017 @10:04AM (#15765447)

The US military commonly calls in airstrikes that drop bombs that cost more than houses from aircraft that cost more than entire city blocks, just to kill a single person with a rifle on the side of a hill.

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Re:50 SWAT officers bombard, destroy bystander’s house with ... by craftyguy on Thursday November 23, 2017 @10:48AM (#15765738)

They routinely do this. On occasion it's a civilian on the receiving end of this ridiculously expensive exercise.

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