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SWAT teams aren't formed to reduce crime

Posted on: August 21, 2018 at 09:55:59 CT

TGR84 MU

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They are formed to pay officers more $$

why do you think they call out SWAT for trivial items like serving warrants?

It is about the special pay they get.........

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Interesting article about Police Militarization - cnk ATL - 8/21 09:15:31

Police should go back to carrying 6-shot revolvers - Tigrrrr! MU

- 8/21 09:41:35

why?(nm) - cnk ATL - 8/21 09:43:41

Semi-automatic pistols with several spare magazines are too - Tigrrrr! MU

- 8/21 09:51:42

ok, what does that have to do with the article?(nm) - cnk ATL - 8/21 09:52:18

You were talking about police militarization. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 8/21 09:57:42

Maybe try reading the article and the study(nm) - cnk ATL - 8/21 09:59:28

So it's OK to increase firepower to match what the - Tigrrrr! MU

- 8/21 11:14:01

RE: So it's OK to increase firepower to match what the - cnk ATL - 8/21 11:55:20

SWAT teams aren't formed to reduce crime or - Sal KC - 8/21 09:35:26

SWAT teams aren't formed to reduce crime - TGR84 MU - 8/21 09:55:59

Not all warrants are served by SWAT teams - Sal KC - 8/21 10:01:15

I said like warrants, not all warrants. - TGR84 MU - 8/21 10:22:42

Where do you get 95% from? (nm) - Sal KC - 8/21 10:25:17

just how many times is a swat team deployed - TGR84 MU - 8/21 10:49:21

Again, where are you pulling this information from? (nm) - Sal KC - 8/21 11:01:35

His ass. - Tigrrrr! MU

- 8/21 11:17:45

So the question is - TGR84 MU - 8/21 11:10:18

What? (nm) - Sal KC - 8/21 11:41:48

I think part of the weakness of the study is related to that - cnk ATL - 8/21 09:43:22

The dumbest thing STL County PD did was have a guy - Tigrrrr! MU

- 8/21 09:56:36

Die Hard proves police militarization is ineffective - SwampTiger MU - 8/21 09:29:37