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SWATting Brings Controversy
I’m a big fan of Robb Allen over at the blog Sharp as a Marble. He’s from my neck of the woods and is passionate about the Second Amendment. Heck, I even put him on my Blogroll. But I’m annoyed at a recent post about SWATting. In his entry, he condemns the militarization of the police, and its abuses, which include the practice of sending the police to a fake critical incident (SWATting). His post was prompted by the SWATting of blogger Patrick Frey. However, Allen and others assert that apparently SWAT is part of the problem: “This entire episode has been enabled by the constant militarization of the police … Continue reading