Why I Hate LE Shouting "POLICE!" and Expecting Immediate Recognition

[ray1970]

What are they supposed to yell?

Land shark?

[Skip]

Land shark?

Not falling for it.

Police should not be allowed to conduct dynamic entry except under extreme circumstances (and no, flushing evidence isn't extreme enough because if the entire evidence can be flushed in one flush the crime doesn't meet the definition of "extreme circumstances). I'm saying hostage situations and apprehending terrorists are about the only circumstances that should warrant dynamic entry.

Some schmuck hold up by himself with a gun? Surround the house and wait him out. High value/dangerous arrest warrant? get him when he's left his home, not when he's in his bunker with his arsenal ... if you can't get him outside the house then again, surround the house and wait him out (cut power/water/etc).

If we didn't turn our police into war-zone-like door kickers then criminals wouldn't have much luck pretending to be police to gain entry this way.

Agree! But even limiting RoE to "potential loss of life" only, there could still be issues. "SWATing" is one example.

[Duman]

Land shark?

Candygram ?

[Great-Kazoo]

Candygram ?

For Mongo.

[MrAK]

For Mongo.

Mongo like candy.