It doesn’t take a brain trust to figure out where they got the idea for this.
It’s a dangerous game though, might get someone killed.
Police need to find a way to get the job done without kicking people’s doors down.
What I don’t understand is, that the wife and mother are dead.
They aren’t going anywhere, in terms of being able to quickly disposing of the bodies.
The police have the time to secure the perimeter, go for a liesurely lunch.
It’s not necessary to go charging in.
They could have sent two armored up guys, knocked on the door and explained the situation, detained him peacefully and then searched his apartment.
Charging in is probably not necessary.
It doesn’t take a brain trust to figure out where they got the idea for this.
It’s a dangerous game though, might get someone killed.
Police need to find a way to get the job done without kicking people’s doors down.
What ever happened to “come out with your hands up.”
“phones in an emergency via a computer “
No way to trace?
It will. SWAT will open fire on what they think they see or a homeowner will fire on police breaking down a door who haven't properly identified themselves.
I don't mind that part, I usually answer the door. Unless I'm not home.
But...
This is a serious violation of unreasonable search, and the penalties for error must be severe. If not, I see the development of the excuse, "Well, we got this call, and we must treat every report of a crime as a serious event." Even if the police themselves make it up.
With the proliferation of prepaid phone, which anyone can buy, this is a real and present danger. To every citizen.
Either those damned phones must be registeredm just like a gun is, and it's number may not be disabled, so that caller ID is mandatory.
Otherwise we're in a world of hurt.
By the way, I'm curious. Who is responsible for the damage caused by a SWATting attack? This needs to be made clear ASAP.