That doesn't cover all the things I'm (maybe poorly) attempting to suggest. Treat calls that don't have the hallmarks of an emergency as "maybe not an emergenc

That doesn't cover all the things I'm (maybe poorly) attempting to suggest. Treat calls that don't have the hallmarks of an emergency as "maybe not an emergency" - I admit that sounds simplistic and requires heavy training, however. But my commentary was more about the gung-ho-ness of the follow-up. Don't houses have windows that aren't always blocked by drawn curtains? Don't binoulars exist and are relatively portable? Aren't there relatively quick and painless methods to adjudicate a situation prior to knocking impolitely? Even if time may be of the essence. One day maybe the heavy knock on the door is a trigger that blows up an entire Police / SWAT response team - then there might be some new policies around situatonal awareness instituted. (not that I would in any way promote such a grotesque act of violence). The police are putting themselves in danger by their own behaviour. Re: Trump assassination attempt, wouldn't that have been averted if someone just "went and had a look"?