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...SWAT teams??originally called "Special Weapons Attack Teams"—are designed to deal with special, highly dangerous threats such as hostage takings. These paramilitary raids are usually done in conjunction with a no-knock warrant, which gives the police the right to forcibly enter a private home without announcing themselves. Although these teams and tactics might be justified in very dangerous situations, the last time I checked the U.S. doesn’t have 137 daily hostage takings. Instead, as the numbers suggest, SWAT teams are used for routine police work, especially drug arrests...
...more practical level, turning arrests into gung-ho combat raids increases the risk for everyone involved. There are no federal training requirements for SWAT teams??despite the Fed’s role in distributing used army equipment—and therefore training is erratic. More importantly, even disciplined cops can make a mistake when placed in a high-intensity, low-light environment that demands split-second decisions. Arming them with assault rifles and delusions of military grandeur only increases the chance of creating a violent, deadly situation...
...lose.”SPRINGFIELD 3, HARVARD 2Harvard dropped the fourth and fifth games on Saturday night, letting Springfield get away with a 3-2 (28-30, 30-24, 25-30, 30-26, 15-9) victory.After losing 3-0 to the Pride (13-5, 5-0) in the two teams?? first matchup on Jan. 30, Harvard seemed to be making a statement by getting out to an early lead.The Crimson came out fired up, taking the first game by the score of 30-28. Harvard boasted a gaudy .412 hitting percentage and recorded a match-high 19 kills...
...Quakers (8-10, 3-2) are no slouches, either, and enter the weekend locked in a fourth-place tie with Dartmouth—a team that tested the Crimson to the endn before falling in both teams?? Ivy opener in Hanover January 6. Penn boasts two of the league’s most explosive scorers in seniors Monica Naltner and Joey Rhoads, who are contributing 17.5 and 17.4 points per game, respectively...
...said he owes the success that led to the prize to these “teammates” in Asia and in the US. “It’s because of the teamwork,” Ashton said. “I just happened to be the [teams??] catalyst.” This same teamwork later helped save his life. During an expedition to Borneo 15 years ago with his professor from graduate school, Ashton was bitten by a venomous snake on Mt. Kinabalu, the tallest mountain on the island. Two other members of the expedition...