I know it is risky to link to such topics as they can evoke emotions. Adding my own anecdotal experience in a similar situation. I was sitting in my vehicle e

I know it is risky to link to such topics as they can evoke emotions. Adding my own anecdotal experience in a similar situation. I was sitting in my vehicle eating unhealthy food in the parking lot. I heard screaming and figured some guy was beating up his wife/gf. I drove around the parking lot only to end up between a family man, woman, 2 children and a gunman with a Smith and Wesson .40 cal. My cell phone happened to be dead so I drove to the closest store and yelled guy with a gun. The police and swat team circled the parking lot for 10-15 mins while the gunman casually drove out and left the scene. I asked the officer in charge and he said "We had to secure the perimeter". The family were physically unharmed. I hope this process evolves and improves with time. Perhaps a small drone launched from a couple officers cars to get perspective on what is going on? Even that is probably too slow. I know how the military would adapt to the situation but there is also a lot of concerns around militarization of the police. Might there be tech that could be used to short circuit the response time? Or is this just a lack of training? [Edit] It seems the DPS director agrees this went very wrong. [1] [1] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaUXMA8mgzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaUXMA8mgzo