What he suggests is incredibly dangerous and irresponsible. When I was a police officer, our job was to defuse the situation, NOT escalate it.

If I were a cop on a SWAT or equivalent team, I would refuse to risk my life because some jackass MIGHT have a couple chemicals he's not supposed to have in his house.

BTW, we have gleaned some really good info from Tactical Response Magazine, so the training does go both ways. We've learned to train as they do, but under our rules of engagement, not theirs.

It looks like there are a lot of comments ridiculing the writer. Here's one I especially like:

This article is indicative of everything that is wrong
with the rise and prevalence of paramilitary SWAT.
1. An apparent belief that american citizens are the enemy.
2. Use of force in situations that do not warrant it.
3. Abuse of police power.
4. The sheer number of SWAT teams, far beyond
anything required.
5. Complete lack of self awareness and the view the public holds of unnecessary police force and
abuse.
6. Tough guy mentality by wanna bes that cant hack it in the real world military.

One of the principle tenets of terrorism is to cause
the government to oppress its own people so they grow to resent and desire to overthrow that government. It seems to be working quite well in the U.S. because of people like Sanow.

This is dysfunctional policing. It needs to stop and now.