Better to escalate the situation and dramatically increase the odds of a violent resolution?
In the US we routinely use SWAT teams to arrest nonviolent criminals because they "don't have anything better to do." The results are numerous preventable civilian casualties (not to mention scores of family pets killed).
In the US we routinely use SWAT teams to arrest nonviolent criminals because they "don't have anything better to do." The results are numerous preventable civilian casualties (not to mention scores of family pets killed).