On another forum I frequent (non gun-related), a member who is a teacher relayed a story about a SWAT team exercise that was conducted at his school. This was a pre-approved one by the school and parents (from my understanding).
The teacher mentioned that when the SWAT members came into his classroom, one member pointed his rifle at a child yelling at him, and another had his rifle pointed right in the teachers face from a foot away.
Do you know if doing that (pointing rifles directly at people) in a training scenario would be considered appropriate? In an exercise like this, would the SWAT team go in with loaded weapons, or maybe just the rifle with empty magazines?
I understand the realism needed for training, but I also would be concerned that regardless of how skilled the SWAT team is, there is always potential for an accident that could lead to death(s).
The teacher mentioned that when the SWAT members came into his classroom, one member pointed his rifle at a child yelling at him, and another had his rifle pointed right in the teachers face from a foot away.
Do you know if doing that (pointing rifles directly at people) in a training scenario would be considered appropriate? In an exercise like this, would the SWAT team go in with loaded weapons, or maybe just the rifle with empty magazines?
I understand the realism needed for training, but I also would be concerned that regardless of how skilled the SWAT team is, there is always potential for an accident that could lead to death(s).