> "It was an extremely dangerous environment. If a neighbor or unassuming
> > pedestrian would have walked in that door or God forbid a first
> > responder they would have sustained significant injuries and/or a loss
> > of their life,"
>
> A police state is not only run *by* the police; to
> a very great degree it's run *for* the police.
First responders include EMTs and firefighters, too. I've been one (the former, not the latter).
-- "Hige sceal þe heardra, heorte þe cenre, mod sceal þe mare, þe ure mægen lytlað."