Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c...
by lb1lf on Saturday December 30, 2017 @10:55AM
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Oh, I just figured 50cal would leave sufficient overkill factor to cover all situations - after all, I think it would be unfair to require police officers to show lots more restraint using their firearms if they didn't have armour capable of saving them should the situation escalate; after all - if I was given PPE at work which would be sufficient to get me out of 70% of incidents alive, my first (and last!) question would be "Fine, what about the 30% which'll kill me?"
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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c...
by Silhouette on Saturday December 30, 2017 @01:12PM
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If this incident began with a planned approach by the police, on the assumption that they might be facing someone violent and armed, one of the first questions should surely be why any officers outside the building were so exposed that they were concerned about being suddenly shot by the suspect. Do these officers not arrive equipped with body armour, shields, armoured vehicles and the like in a situation like this?