potential to put innocent civilians in harm's way, while other sting operations do not so much in comparison.
Want to bet on that?
http://www.cato.org/raidmap/
http://www.reason.com/news/show/117095.html
Just random Google links, didn't even have to try very hard. These only talk about deaths and stuff, who knows how many people have come home to their property missing and house trashed and not so much as a "oops, sorry".
Don't even need to mention Ruby Ridge and Wako; while not all those involved were necessarily innocent, it was certainly excessive and trigger happy on the part of the government we trust to protect us.
It's not like TV where the good guys always win and never mess up. They are human too with their own flaws and desires and political affiliations. On the other hand they have to be prepared for the worst when confronting scum. Rock and a hard place.
So you want them to have those things and use those tactics when warranted, you just don't want it getting to their head and breaking into your house at night because someone claims they might have saw a pot plant in your house with no evidence. Due process and verifying the facts >>>>> catching someone in time. We don't raid and arrest civilians for what they MIGHT do, this isn't Minority Report.
The government's role in justice is to exercise caution and equity, not efficiency.
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