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cracked91 · September 10, 2009, 10:04 PM

I am not suggesting the officers were incompetent, 9 years is on the force and still alive shows better. What I am saying is that doing things a little differently might have saved the officers life. The biggest tactical problem I see here is the decison to bring the mother and daughter into the apartment. Maybe they had the key and just went in first?

And as for the hiding spot, generally if the area is dim lit, the officer should not have progressed much more than a foot into the doorway before checking with flashlight.

September 10, 2009, 10:04 PM	#22
cracked91 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2009 Posts: 385	I am not suggesting the officers were incompetent, 9 years is on the force and still alive shows better. What I am saying is that doing things a little differently might have saved the officers life. The biggest tactical problem I see here is the decison to bring the mother and daughter into the apartment. Maybe they had the key and just went in first? And as for the hiding spot, generally if the area is dim lit, the officer should not have progressed much more than a foot into the doorway before checking with flashlight.