Who You Gonna Call?

Massive, heavily armed response now the knee jerk reaction of frightened pussies to the most trivial of situations.

SWAT Team Descends On Screaming Video Game Player

"A Winsor Street man was charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct following an incident Tuesday afternoon at his home that prompted a response from the Somerset County SWAT team.
The man, who has not been identified by police because the investigation is continuing, was taken to Somerset Medical Center in Somerville for psychological evaluation.
The incident began at about 3:29 p.m. when police received a call from a woman walking in the 500 block of Winsor Street that she heard screams coming from a house, police said.
A police officer responding to the home asked the resident if anything was wrong. The man said he was screaming because he was playing video games on his television, police said."

SWAT team called in when man's grass needs mowing

"Indianapolis - A call to the city's SWAT team was the final move against one property owner who let his grass grow higher than a foot."

SWAT team called in because of malnourished dogs

"According to the Maricopa County sheriff’s office, a SWAT team executed a search warrant on DMX’s Cave Creek, Ariz., residence at about 3 a.m. in connection with a seven-month-old investigation into reports that the Cradle 2 the Grave star had a number of malnourished pit bulls on his property."

SWAT team raids a kegger

"Police responded to the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity shortly before 8:30 p.m. after receiving reports that members of the house located at 500 NE Colorado St. were furnishing alcohol to minors. When they arrived on scene, Pullman Cmdr. Chris Tennant said police found a crowd of intoxicated individuals playing with air soft guns."

SWAT team bravely tackles man with lawn chair

"MIDVALE, Utah -- A parent attempting to record a middle school football game from the school's roof was misidentified as a sniper, causing police to evacuate hundreds of people from the field.
James Kranz wanted to shoot video of his children playing on Saturday. But an officer spotted him climbing a ladder onto the school's roof with what looked like a rifle, said police Sgt. Gregg Olsen."An officer saw a man on top of the roof, walking around, pacing back and forth," Olsen said. "He was acting extremely suspicious."
It turned out to be a lawn chair that Kranz had with him -- not a gun.
A SWAT team was called in after Kranz was spotted on the roof."

SWAT team escorts Jackson's corpse

"The plan calls for a "heavy motorcade" with the LAPD's SWAT team as part of the escort."