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VMI77 wrote:

RPBrown wrote:Most of the body armor they were talking about was Class 4. I don't have an issue with someone obtaining class 4 armor but that stuff is heavy and bulky. If I were to own any, it would be a class 2 or 3 I think.

None of it is pleasant to wear in Texas heat.

You're not kidding! They why so many of us said we'd rather die quickly from a bullet than slowly cook to death.

Chas.

Pawpaw wrote:FWIW, it seemed to me the SWAT guy did a very good job of NOT using all of his skills.

For instance, he did not do a true tactical room entry. He basically just walked in and took charge just like I imagine most of these lunatics would, secure in their belief there would be no armed resistance. Even though he knew who our GG was, he proceeded as though he didn't... taking someone else down first. In one scenario, he even turned his back on our GG and bent over to deal with someone else... practically inviting the GG to shoot him in the behind.

Could it have been done better? Sure! Heck, there's always room for improvement. I still think this was an amazingly fair piece.

It would be impossible to have any simulation that truly replicated a live, unscripted, surprise event. About the only thing that could have been different would be to have everyone wearing protective headgear and having all of the good guys in the scene at the same time. One would have the gun, but the attacker wouldn't know who had it.

Yes, having a SWAT guy involved is far from realistic, but as Pawpaw said, it was clear that he didn't perform to his full capability. Instead, he tried to make it more realistic. I also thought he was very candid in evaluating the performance of the good guys and giving credit where it was due.

I also find the performance of the lady very instructive. The natural tendency is to shoot for COM, but in view of the increasing percentage of violent attackers using body armor, people need to train to put hits in the vital area identified by the SWAT officer.

This segment was as fair as I think it could be and totally unlike the sham of a set-up done by one of the networks a couple of years ago. Well done WFAA, keep it honest in future segments.

Chas.