One, if the senior officer on site was not aware of what other individuals were in that location, why was he authorizing grenades?
Two,
Actually, you know what, I'm gonna stop. We don't need any more emotional reactions adding to the noise, no matter how many facts the reactions may be pointing out.
Let me just say, there were a lot of things wrong with this takedown as it is being described. My own hope is that there is a lot more to this story than what is being told. If not, it points to poor policy, poor training, and poor judgement. I'll just point out that only one of those is the fault of the officers on site, and leave it at that.
> How would you feel if someone's family was killed while the police were "waiting...
This is self-contradictory. If they don't know who or what is inside, then how could they dare to shoot (grenades!) into the house?