Tactical Garda response teams should be aware of the potential for farce

This new enthusiasm by the gardai seemed like a great idea... at first.

Tactical teams, rapid response, automatic weapons, high powered cars and military style assault on the bad guys.

What could go wrong with our commissioner’s initiative for these crime blackspots?

Just then I was reading John Grisham’s latest legal thriller, ‘Rogue Lawyer’ and I just couldn’t stifle a laugh, even though we are dealing with serious material.

You should read what happened to Doug and Kitty, two upstanding citizens who are raided by a SWAT style police unit in the dead of night.The mixture of comedy, farce and incompetence should be required reading for our new tactical units.

The irony is that the real culprits are an odd family next door who are piggybacking on their unsuspecting neighbours’ wireless router to deal drugs, via the dark web.

Poor Doug and Kitty don’t know what hit them. Neither do the cops, when Grisham gets his hands on them through the legal system!

A great read. Don’t skip the chapter on warrior cops and the Renfro’s nightmare.

Richard Dowling

Patrick St

Mountrath

Co Laois