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Re:A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son by danielweber on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @08:58AM (#7943591)
I appreciate that my thought pattern (asking about sewer traps) sure sounds a lot like a clueless nerd using his technology hammer to fix a social problem he figures must be a nail.

However, I am just gathering facts to figure out what other options are available to police. If certain states, as a citizen I am judged very harshly if I don't exhaust all options before using lethal force, even if it's happening in the heat of the moment. I want the cops to do the same consideration of their other options, at least when it's an operation they get to plan out ahead of time to happen under the time of their choosing.

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Re:A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son by rrss1122 on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @11:00AM (#7944349)
Wanting the cops to do the same consideration of their other options is the regulatory and legal issue rdtsc was talking about. You want the cops to do that, you have to impose penalties that will actually be enforced on the cops, and the penalties have to be harsh.
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Re:A SWAT team blew a hole in my 2-year-old son by dllthomas on Wednesday June 25, 2014 @11:06AM (#7944403)
The penalties will have to be sufficient that the EV of breaking the rules is negative, but harshness should only be one tool in achieving that. It is more important that the penalties be inforced, and harshness can actually undermine that.
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