Reader Response

June, 2000

Swat SinsMany of the circumstances that James Bovard describes in "Flash. Bang. You're Dead" (The Playboy Forum, March) have caused SWAT teams and SWAT team leaders to review and evaluate their practices, techniques and philosophies. I commanded a SWAT team for six years before my retirement from the Imperial County Sheriff's Office, and many of us began to question the practice of serving high-risk narcotics search warrants. After considerable reflection and debate, I wrote an article...

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