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Editorial: Using SWAT teams for routine police work
The Washington DC Examiner Newspaper, The Examiner Nov 28, 2006 3:00 AM (1115 days ago)WASHINGTON Special Weapons and Tactics teams — SWAT for short — became standard in most large police departments during the 1980s when the Pentagon began unloading surplus military equipment just as the federal war on drugs was ramping up. Originally intended for use only in volatile, high-risk situations involving snipers, hostages or prison escapees, militarized SWAT teams are now increasingly used in routine police work, primarily to execute search warrants.
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