US Law Enforcement Response, Time, Scale and Coordination (Galveston, TX)

Varyon · 06-01-2019, 10:56 AM

A problem I see with the TASER suggestion is timing. You need all (both?) EMT’s out of the ambulance, as well as all (up to 6) police officers out of their vehicles, and not actively talking to dispatch about the situation. You then need to incapacitate all (up to 9, although the EMT’s are lower risk) before any of them are able to radio for help or get a shot off (which the officers still at the crime scene are likely to report). I suspect OpFor doesn’t have that sort of coordination, particularly as it sounds kind of thrown-together-at-the-last-minute. And it may be SOP to have one officer stay in the vehicle in contact with dispatch in such a situation, which throws another wrench into things.

06-01-2019, 10:56 AM	#8
Varyon Join Date: Jun 2013	Re: US Law Enforcement Response, Time, Scale and Coordination (Galveston, TX) A problem I see with the TASER suggestion is timing. You need all (both?) EMT’s out of the ambulance, as well as all (up to 6) police officers out of their vehicles, and not actively talking to dispatch about the situation. You then need to incapacitate all (up to 9, although the EMT’s are lower risk) before any of them are able to radio for help or get a shot off (which the officers still at the crime scene are likely to report). I suspect OpFor doesn’t have that sort of coordination, particularly as it sounds kind of thrown-together-at-the-last-minute. And it may be SOP to have one officer stay in the vehicle in contact with dispatch in such a situation, which throws another wrench into things. __________________ GURPS Overhaul Last edited by Varyon; 06-01-2019 at 10:59 AM.