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Charles Dinwiddie, killed during no knock, SWAT raid |
A police officer's job is dangerous enough as it is. Arbitrarily decreasing "officer safety" is foolish.
Safe situation: two people sleeping soundly in their home
Dangerous situation: two people being awakened from a deep sleep by multiple armed men who broke into their home under the cover of darkness
A safe environment was altered to a dangerous one because of an arbitrary edict issued by a politician. In this scenario the slumbering residents are bound to react to the home intruder situation they face. Unfortunately this means that some people are going to reach for their firearms and discharge them if they feel an imminent threat to their family's safety.
See this tragic
example which unfolded in Killeen, Texas:
Police Detective Charles “Chuck” Dinwiddie, 47, and Officer Odis Denton, 37, were shot as they and other officers served the narcotics search warrant just after 5:30 a.m. Friday at 1104 Circle M Dr. Apt. 3 in Killeen.