Re:What about the police? (Score 1)

Who received the call? What did the caller say exactly? Did the police assess the situation in the neighborhood (if someone's shooting, you should be able to see that maybe something is going on in that neighborhood). Did they attempt to call the residence to contact the intruder? Did they shout to the residence from a distance to establish a contact with the intruder or the hostages? Did they observe and try to analyze the situation from afar? IN the end, we don't know enough details to be able to tell. But too often, police just assume they have to use brute force and show their muscles without using the brain first.