On a side-note, ordering SWAT raids is also lacking from a strategic POV, since in cases where they do come up against someone determined to fight(most don't) they suffer casualties. Here's an example:
Don't get me wrong. Entry work is very, very dangerous. But if the objective is to "minimize officer casualties", then why kick down a dangerous person's door? Why not wait for that guy in the morning outside his house and grab him there? That way he doesn't have time to prepare himself for a fight and doesn't have an assault rifle point at the door he knows you're going to use to come in.
Some of them don't like to hear it, but SWAT door kicking tactics only work on easy pickings. Guys who are unprepared and unwilling to throw down with police and possibly die or become a fugitive. They don't work on well armed, determined individuals. But the thing is, the 'easy pickings' would also surrender to regular police, or can be apprehended when they leave heir houses. No need for the commando dog and pony shows.
