> This man was firing at police. That warrants a SWAT response. Absolutely. And there is no reason they couldn't have cut utilities to the property, set up a p

> This man was firing at police. That warrants a SWAT response. Absolutely. And there is no reason they couldn't have cut utilities to the property, set up a perimeter, and waited him out. One of the biggest problems with SWAT teams today is that they seem to feel that they have failed if they don't go in all-a-Rambo. Protocol should be just the opposite: the most successful missions are the ones where a cop never has to fire a gun.