nULL said:http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1149630613356&call_pageid=968332188492
I hate to post and run, but having been closely following the news in the past several days, I can't help but feel a tad smug that my initial impressions were shared by this journalist. I'm not going to go so far as to claim that the whole thing was done for the sake of bolstering Harper's government, but I do wonder if the seriousness of the incident was blown out of proportion; perhaps it's little wonder that such a high-level resource as the JTF was not utilized to its full extent.
HitorMiss said:nULL
you know of course that JTF2 would have been on stand by just on the basis of armed groups are sometimes to much for Cops the handle even the really trained ones and so JTF2 is that last resort 911 for the Police if it were to get out of hand?
HitorMiss said:Say for instance you have a group of people, that have in someway gotten a hold of a lot of weapons they shouldn't have...like very high powered carbine rifles, or even assault rifles and some explosives, now the ERT/SWAT cops assault the building and take serious heavy fire in return and are forced to pull back. When you have reached that level of escalation the only way to go is up and when your talking these types of operations the only up from there is JTF2. They would be the the sledgehammer the smart bomb of the whole thing, they would hit the building and they would clear it...difference oh about a demolished house and all suspect dead.
jwsteele said:I agree with all that is being said, but I think the police tactical teams would have been utilized if possible, but if the situation deteriorated into a firefight in the woods then JTF-2 would be called. I thought the primary difference between police tactical teams and JTF-2 was that the police team are trained to save lives instead of being well trained killers that can obliterate a group of armed resistance.
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