[throwsprtsdy]

I don't think the two situations are comparable at all. In the ATV case, it was the police who escalated, inappropriately, in pursuit of someone who was mainly a danger to himself. In the destroyed home case, it was the suspect who escalated (repeatedly), from shoplifting to entering a home to shooting at people.

[lostlogin]

I don’t think you can argue that the police response with armoured cars, explosive charges and house demolition was ‘proportionate’. This sort of policing isn’t routine in most places.

[cglace]

So if this became prevalent, society should just accept losing your house is the cost of having police?