zang
Senior Member
Not to make things more confusing, but note that the OPP equivalent is the TRU (Tactics and Rescue Unit) and the RCMP are ERT (Emergency Response Team).My apologies. "Emergency Task Force"
Not to make things more confusing, but note that the OPP equivalent is the TRU (Tactics and Rescue Unit) and the RCMP are ERT (Emergency Response Team).My apologies. "Emergency Task Force"
Whereas SWAT = Special Weapons and Tactics. That moniker alone demonstrates how the Americans are all about the guns, while we Canadians are about emergency and rescue response.Not to make things more confusing, but note that the OPP equivalent is the TRU (Tactics and Rescue Unit) and the RCMP are ERT (Emergency Response Team).
Ironically, Some More News' weekly video spawned today, and it's all about the history of SWAT and police militarization.Whereas SWAT = Special Weapons and Tactics. That moniker alone demonstrates how the Americans are all about the guns, while we Canadians are about emergency and rescue response.
In Europe and the UK, they have gendarmeries and armed response teams in their police departmentsNot to make things more confusing, but note that the OPP equivalent is the TRU (Tactics and Rescue Unit) and the RCMP are ERT (Emergency Response Team).




