"And who did make the decision? Cobaugh or someone else?" By policy that would have been the officer and his/her supervisor. It would then have been reviewed by the SWAT command to include the Major at the time to ensure it fit the criteria. Remember this, the Matrix is designed to keep officer who barely train enough as it is to stay alive. The reality is that if we all have the training for entries such as these, we wouldn't need swat, but then again a great many of you who really fill out your