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Originally posted by bainatl
...if you are doing a raid, you have to be prepared for things to go south.
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Agreed. To a point. First, let me state, for the record, that I am most definately <b>not</b> anti-cop. I have a background in law enforcement and am very much aware that these things can turn sour at the bat of an eye. But, as I've stated before, if the police even <i> suspected</i> that the "bust" might turn south; then they had absolutely <b>NO</b> business conducting the raid on school property, during school hours. They were not defusing a hostile situation. Time was on thier side. They had time to gather proper intelligence (not just a tip), and formulate an appropriate response. There is a time and a place for this type of operation, and a "hard entry" in a school building filled with children is most definately <b>NOT</b> the time nor the place. The first duty of any police officer is protection of the innocent. This, to me, is a complete failure of that primary duty.