I'm watching the 10:00 news, and they reported that a Dallas Wal Mart had announced that a kid's band would be making an appearance for a book signing. Apparently they didn't do much planning, and almost 10,000 kids showed up, with some waiting nearly six hours in line. The news reporter said the crowd became unruly, and the SWAT Team was summoned. The TV report did show a large crowd, but no disturbances.
When they showed TV footage, the SWAT officers were smiling and just waving the kids back, telling them to go home. I can't help but hear that tag line from the TV show "Dallas SWAT," where the one officer says "When citizens need help, they call the police. When the police need help, they call SWAT."
I know I'm paving the way for a real cop bashing thread (although I hope that can be avoided), but how the heck does this situation demand the presence of a SWAT Team? Can't good old regular patrol officers handle this?