So the state can literally destroy your home and you can't do anything about it.
In this case it's perfectly justified, although I think there should be some community provision for compensation if this happens. It's in everyone's interest for dangerous criminals to be neutralised and hostages to be protected, property be damned.
The shoplifter one is a bit sketchier.
Yeah, I could agree to such tactics for a hostage situation or something similar, but even then, if the state destroys your property, no matter the reason, they should cover the cost.
I'd say the criminal should cover the cost as part of their terms of release (assuming the cops don't use excessive force).
You think the majority of people that put themselves in those situations can cover a $50k bill?
In this case it's perfectly justified,
Only if you are a retard with explosives and heavy trucks. "When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." SWAT is the football team of the police force. They make other cops look like Rhodes scholars.
The reality is that a brighter group of people could have the finesse to do the same thing without wanton destruction. Even beyond the property damage, I'm sure that poor hostage will have permanent hearing loss from the beach. There are numerous of stories of babies and small children being burned, blinded, deafened by SWAT raids. Those SWAT boys just don'e care how much damage to people and property that they do.
But, at the end of the day: it's easier to give a bunch of retards big toys and explosives than it is to train hostage negotiators and higher IQ people to have some finesse in situations like this.
They make other cops look like Rhodes scholars.
They put the "Special" in "Special Weapons And Tactics."
Maybe, maybe not. Maybe if they'd gone with the gently gently approach the hostage would be dead. Honestly these kinds of scenarios involve so many ifs and buts that it's not predictable.
Either material goods should almost always take second place to preserving life when it comes to violent criminals.
I can care less about the hostages, they'd be pretty much fucked from the start, but at least try to minimize property damage.
Blinding and deafening a dog is not ok. Shoot the nigger instead.
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