[Ghost_Team]

I read this piece yesterday, and I came to the conclusion that the police are basically looking for a fight when these raids are executed. You know, CQB is just so sexy and all.

It would make more sense to me that since the police control the roads, they should set up surveillance, catch the guy as he is leaving his driveway, and then execute their search warrant as opposed to in the middle of the night. You can ask the suspect if there is anyone else home, and glean operational intel prior to kicking down the door. I realize that there will be circumstances that call for nighttime raids, but given the mistakes that are being made I would think that the police would work to mitigate the errors, especially if there is a chance you are hitting the wrong house or have possibly bad intel.

Since I have nothing to hide and know I am not wanted for anything (well, the wife wants me for housework among other things), I know I would react alot differently being pulled over by a black and white as opposed to a 3am door kicking session executed by a bunch of heavily armed Type A personalities in mixed uniforms screaming commands at me.

You can control more of the environment (to include a time and place of your choosing, as well as cutting down on unknown factors such as building layout and number of potential hostiles) with an ambush versus a siege. An ambush also severely limits the options of the bad guy if executed correctly.