Old Rocks
Diamond Member
I don't care what kind of traffic stop it was. Call it an ambush if you wish. It was far past time for this to take place. Good for all the law enforcement involved. Time now to take out the rest of the felons.Considering that the police knew that the men were heavily armed, would you have a standard patrol cop stop them with his 9mm strapped down?
You miss the point: 'A routine traffic stop' usually refers to A Hwy Patrolman, A country Sheriff, etc... driving down the road, sees a car with a headlight out, speeding, etc. They stop the car. They usually are dressed in their normal uniform - not SWAT-type black uniforms w/body armor and carrying automatic weapons.
Even YOU said 'since they knew the men were heavily armed' - HOW did a patrolman executing a routine traffic stop know they were heavily armed and were so prepared for that situation?
Ok, the patrolman spots the car, calls the license plate in, finds out who they are, assumes they are heavily armed, and calls in a SWAT team before stopping the car? That isn't a 'routine traffic stop' then, is it?!
See what I'm getting at now....something smells funny here. This was NOT a 'routine' traffic stop.