re: 8 people found dead in Houston home after standoff; suspect arrested

So you are for equipping every patrol officer with the necessary equipment and training to handle a barricaded active shooter?

Think about something, these cops backed out and formed a perimeter. Would you rather they go in, under- equipped and under trained only to become additional casualties and the suspect have the opportunity to flee?

Half the people want police demilitarized and now you want every patrol officer equipped and trained to Seal Team 6 level

Ftr, we train every POST certified officer how to work with a small entry team on how to handle active shooter situations at schools and public buildings. It's valuable teaching but in reality only a small handful of them that I would trust to make an entry with.

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I understand it. But IMO they had evidence that he was obviously dangerous and willing to kill. I know it's risky, but I think you gotta press on and get the guy. Basically I'm asking them to put the lives of the citizens over their own lives.

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Knowing that this was a dangerous domestical situation with at least one dead, and knowing the perp was armed, had committed extensive violent crimes in the past and had resisted arrest/eluded police before means the killer had little to lose.

So upon finding the body, they also went door to door and asked the famiies to evacuate, to shelter inside and NOT come out during the impending commotion and to rope the area off.

Killer knew he was going away for life on this one, possibly death penalty and he may have wanted to take out a few cops with him, blow up the house, or further violence. The cops followed protocol properly, no one else was injured, the perp was taken without much incident (or a suicide by cop situation).