Dallas Chief: ‘We Saved Lives’ by Using the Bomb Robot

‘I just don’t give much quarter to critics who ask these types of questions from the comforts and safety away from the incident’

BROWN: "I just don’t give much quarter to critics who ask these types of questions from the comforts and safety away from the incident. You have to be on the ground and try and determine — I have got former SWAT experience here in Dallas. And you have to trust your people to make the calls necessary to save their lives. It’s their lives that are at stake, not these critics’ lives who are in the comforts of their homes or offices. So, you know, that’s not worth my time to debate at this point. We believe that we saved lives by making this decision. And, again, I appreciate critics, but they’re not in on the ground, and their lives are not being put at risk by debating what tactics to take. And I will leave that to them for a later discussion."

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