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Originally Posted by badshot
Yes, whatever happened to the plain clothes officers that 'blend in' to an area bumping into someone coming out of a store, getting out of a car, or putting the garbage out. It also works with 'known' dangerous guys - use a blackjack instead of a bump.
It's cheaper and safer too.
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Who says we don't.
There might be use of force issues with the blackjack, but we also have used other ploys for arrest. What criminals worry and cry the loudest about are search warrants ("Dats bogus bro!"). I believe that's one reason why there is such a proliferation of complaints and videos on the net.
The videos I see on the net are when SWAT conducts the entry. Most SWs don't involve SWAT. The ones that do especially appear dramatic when persons that are not the target are present. They are there either by circumstance or coincidence, and always good for a "Oh Lordy!"
To address the Secret Squirrel logo: The Secret Squirrel moniker was given by the old timers in uniform because we are in plain clothes and tend to keep our investigations confidential, below the radar. The young guys, we call "Hair Gels" probably haven't even see the cartoon.
I didn't know SF applied it to Delta. That's probably the only thing I have in common with them, maybe I use the same tooth paste.
