The police had a warrant, they knew it was a dangerous situation and they didn't shoot first.
I suppose you could have a huddle with your fellow officers to decide who is going politely ask "would you mind telling me which of you shot my fellow officer, why you thought it necessary and will you be shooting any more?" before deciding your course of action.
But I don't personally think front-line policing (or drug dealing for that matter) is for the lily livered or indecisive.
Having said that, their discipline and training, both with and without firearms, does seem spectacularly lacking at times, and the couple were really unfortunate to get caught up in it.
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