In the past, Police Swat Teams were only used in extreme circumstances. Now, theyre increasingly sent on routine tasks. They changed my whole perspective. Im telling you, when i seen that, it was just like they dropped a bomb. They dont care what theyve done, they really dont. Tonight, fault lines examines how a massive rise the use of swat is redefining americas police. And we ask who is really paying the price . In the us today, there are now tens of thousands of militarystyle police raids every year. But only the worst cases make the news. Weve come to investigate one that took place in a rural town just north of los angeles. Scared me so bad, they were so military and just huge guns and full gear, like huge puffed out like huge vest. It looked like they were going into a war. Early morning on june 27, armed police from across la county converged on the property of Eugene Mallory and his wife, tonya pate. Their warrant said the property was being used as an illegal methamphetamine l