No, it actually wouldn't. We're not talking about the Juarez Cartel here, we're talking about 2 white people from Kansas with an extremely weak lead. If the l

No, it actually wouldn't. We're not talking about the Juarez Cartel here, we're talking about 2 white people from Kansas with an extremely weak lead. If the lead was accurate, which it wasn't, it would've been 2 aging hippies, probably unarmed. Maaaaaaybe somoene with a handgun stashed in the house. Definitely not a paramilitary force of gangsters looking to get into a shootout. The real reason for the SWAT raid is because SWAT raids are cool. Look at the gear. Look at the guns. Looks like fun. In fact, it looks like more fun than anything in the average policeman's day job. Ever seen a coder pick the more fun, cooler approach rather than the more appropriate, boring tool that gets the job done with a minimum of fuss?