# SWAT Fail

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swat-fail/489207>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 12, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swat-fail/489207 "2009-03-12T15:32:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Slant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swat-fail/489207/1 "2009-03-12T15:32:40Z")

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Do we have records of any law enforcement raids besides the famous one in Waco Texas in the last 25 years failing to secure their target’s building of occupancy within the first 8 hours?

Inspired by this thread:

> **[That old cliché : evading SWAT](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=510029)**
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> You’ve seen it a hundred times on TV : bad guy robs a bank or takes hostages for some purpose or another. Barricades himself. Tense negotiations fail, and only one option remains : sending in the cow-boys. They cut the power, throw lots of flashbang...