Well I take it that you’re saying obama won’t be able to find out about what’s happening and have time to step in before everything’s over. Obviously obama or his white house staff members might not get wind of the exact happenings at that very moment, but I’m sure they’ve already made eap’s about this exact situation. If they can quietly extract the cells from the mosque with the news not knowing anything about it then they’ll definitely go for that. If the media’s gotten wind already then it’s a different ball game. Even the chief of the NYPD would know how to deal with this kind of situation before it happens. However, politics is what gets in the way of things, and yes, that runs through the EMS as well. But I do still see your point. There could be some idiot jack-bauer-wannabe officer who happens to be at the right place at the wrong time. However, even with a partner, they’re not going to storm any building if they know there are armed extremists inside (even if it’s just one). Training’s going to kick in, they’re going to call for backup, seal off the area, and sit tight. Remember we’re talking about New York City. It’s a big city, with big problems already so they’re goddamned trained for big situations already. With that call happening, the higher ups are going to be informed immediately of the situation and orders will be shot back. Basically, a standoff will occur if we’re lucky and no secondary attacks were prepared (which usually happens).
As for the friendly mosque-
Anti-extremist mosque or not, the cells won’t even need permission to run into that establishment. If they got guns, then they can do whatever the f*ck they want. Heck, if a guy runs at you in a store with a broken bottle, you’re going to take off your pants a slap your tally wacker if he demands it.
Back to the standoff-
A standoff’s freakin good for us but only if we play it right. If we can safely arrest the cell(s) without going into the building (negotiations) then that’ll be really hard for the other side of this world to twist around the news and support will be lost for the terrorist group (hint: that’s how you beat them- take away their finance and support).
As for churches-
churches are different however extra precaution are kept in mind in comparison to an office building. Never assume churches & mosques are the same.