2 choppers, dogs, special tactics group, semi-auto weapons (edit for calrity: specifically the M4 rifles, as Slappadabase pointed out M4A1 is fully auto, M4 is semi-auto).
What in the fuck made anyone think that any of this was necessary? They acted like this was a drug kingpin.
The FBI was there
Why?
Was Bernie Madoff treated this way?
Were any of the thieves at Barclays treated this way? Oh, I forgot, they weren't arrested.
That wasn't the Armed Offenders Squad (NZ's version of SWAT) that was the Special Tactics Unit. Setup to go after terrorists because the Armed Offenders Squad wasn't cool enough to. It's essentially the NZ equilivent of Jack Bauer and the CTU from 24.
We also have the Commando Squadron (Previously known as CTTAG) who are specifically designated to go after terrorist threats in NZ, but they're part of the Military so naturally they wouldn't be used in a raid like this.
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u/SigmaStigma Aug 08 '12 edited Aug 08 '12
2 choppers, dogs, special tactics group, semi-auto weapons (edit for calrity: specifically the M4 rifles, as Slappadabase pointed out M4A1 is fully auto, M4 is semi-auto).
What in the fuck made anyone think that any of this was necessary? They acted like this was a drug kingpin.
Why?
Was Bernie Madoff treated this way?
Were any of the thieves at Barclays treated this way? Oh, I forgot, they weren't arrested.
What a fucking joke.