Originally Posted by
PatrickHenry1775
Exactly. My father-in-law retired as a detective from a large urban police department, where he served in a very interesting precinct. When we go to a restaurant, he always looks around and tries to select a seat with his back to a wall. FAM program should heed this lesson, illustrated by the murder of Danny Lewin on 9/11/2001.
All FAMs would instinctively agree with you. They hate it. But sometimes the tactics and dictates of the mission at hand supercede such concerns. Its the nature of the job.
In order to counteract this you need 100% anonymity, which is why the rank-and-file FAMs have fought so hard to abolish those policies that compromise them, up to and including seating.