Call people in the neighborhood, ask if anything is off? Send in a single car to scope out the scene, while keeping reinforcements in the wings? Ask 911 where the call originated, and adjust expectations based on that?

At least two of these things can be done while the police begins to move towards the destination, as intel gathering doesn't require policeman to be making the inquiries, just support staff.

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Fact of the matter, is that American police are the same breed of 'warrior' that Pete Hegseth is: Bloodthirsty, undisciplined, incompetent, and in service to powers of capital and hate, not the citizens they are supposed to serve.

Like what? Do you have an example?

I don't really believe that swat is necessary even in theory.

If someone is being held hostage, call in a negotiator. If it's a bomb, bomb squad. What precisely is the swat team for?

Uvalde was time sensitive and real and yet we have video of police standing around in the hallways scrolling through Facebook on their phones while children were being murdered just feet away. Those pigs didn't face any accountability. Don't forget police took cases all the way to the Supreme Court to have it declared that they have zero duty to protect people.