"Driver...MOVE THAT SWAT TEAM!"

We've talked before about the sappy "Extreme Makeover, Home Edition" and their glorification of need above all. Last night, my wife was watching, and she reports that they hit a new low. Some cop had died in the line of duty, and the crew was building his family a new house. The police sent in a SWAT teach to batter the old one down! My wife said that they did it all "by the book", even announced "Police!" before they battered the front door down.

"Did they have a no-knock warrant?"
"Uh, no"
"Kill any 92 year old ladies?"
"No"
"Hmmph, what good were they?"

I suppose it's good to see a positive use for a SWAT team's destructive talents. But given the context of the show, and the news of late, it just seems like shilling for the State.

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