Anyone faulting the police on this, e.g., "wish I was wealthy" or anyone making this a political issue, e.g., "wild9" are making themselves look more foolish than the fellows who thought up and enacted the plan that went awry. In the edgy society we find ourselves in today, workplace violence is increasing, terrorist-type assaults on private citizens and police officers alike are increasing, and using the tactics the Dell employees chose for their stunt put them at a huge risk for being shot by a frightened potential victim who (understandably so) might have felt the need to use force. The SWAT response was entirely appropriate for the circumstances and anyone stupid, arrogant, or dim enough to fail to cooperate with directions from public-safety officers in this deserves the legal consequences. Management at Dell who responded to this could not possibly be over-reacting if they censured forcefully...good grief, don't you remember the on-the-job murders that have made the news in the past five years?! You expect police protection if someone is trying to hurt you, you call them if you think you're in danger and they respond. Now, pretend for a moment you are a member of the SWAT team...you've had buddies, maybe relatives, killed in the line of duty...how edgy do you think you'd feel? If I were a manager in a situation like this, I'd be so-o-o looking for a head...