He was shot 60 times....or they fired 60 rounds???
Idiots.
This kinda thing really pisses me off, there is no need for cops running around with automatic weapons, and all the other crap that makes them look cool.
We would all be a whole lot better off if they spent all the cash out on training how to use their old shotguns properly.........
I worked at Brinks with a retired cop from Windsor.....he ran their ERT. One of our few clashes was over the use of the ERT on simple, small time raids for marijuana....his attitude was..... "we got them, we might as well use them"
No. Disband them. Take the toys away.
I bet they hit him 60 times. I am sure they were jockeying to line up to get a round in him.
It is not just the AUTOs that they use, it is the mindset and attitude. They get all dressed up in military combat gear for these raids. They aren't soldiers, they aren't Marines, they aren't SEALs. Yet they want to play dress up.
The perfect example is Columbine. Two teenagers ran the show. They dictated the actions and ended it at the time they chose to end it. Yet every branch of Law Enforcement, Federal and Local, raced to get dressed up. When the rounds started flying the Cops backed off and "made a perimeter".
If you want to wear the badge and carry a gun then get in and fight.
The AZ cops had a warrant. All they needed to do was get ready and knock on the door. If there was a concern, apprehend the guy at the corner store and search his house after. Nope... they wanted to smash his door down in the dead of night.
In those wee hours his wife and child hit the lottery... because Pima County, AZ is going to pay dearly.