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The local new channel has a much better summary of the situation from before the caller was identified: http://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/fbi-says-swatti

by ballenf 10y ago

The local new channel has a much better summary of the situation from before the caller was identified: http://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/fbi-says-swatting-is-a-growing-crime-trend-both-locally-and-nationally--115595 http://wjla.com/features/7-on-your-side/fbi-says-swatting-is... The police statement on the issue has additional detail that, if true, puts the victim in a slightly different light. https://www.scribd.com/document/271698829/Howard-County-Police-Statement-on-Swatting-t https://www.scribd.com/document/271698829/Howard-County-Poli... My conclusion is that the guy had a small stash of pot and was panicking thinking they were there for that. So he was going around his apartment trying to hide it instead of coming out when directed. Police interpreted that as hostility and shot him. They claim the shot to the face was because the guy "fell into" a shot intended for the torso. I really don't know how they said that with a straight face. The advice in the first link to call your local police if you think someone might try to SWAT you sounds very helpful.

misnome 10y ago
So, he deserved death because he panicked?
- rkangel 10y ago
  No. That's why he was shot with non-lethal rounds. He suffered serious injuries certainly, and the whole case is deplorable, but it was a fairly reasonable response to his actions at that moment.
  - caf 10y ago
    They're not "non-lethal", they're "less lethal". People can and do die from rubber bullets.
  - GordonS 10y ago
    > That's why he was shot with non-lethal rounds In the face - not his legs or torso (Not that he should have been shot at all).
panic 10y ago
The police have a long history of making things up to justify their violence after the fact. Don't get me wrong, they're an important part of our society, but it's a shame we can't seem to get our police to stop acting like this (especially toward black people like Mr. Dobbs).
mtempleton 10y ago
>the guy "fell into" a shot intended for the torso. I really don't know how they said that with a straight face. Oh this sort of thing happens all the time. Haven't you seen the documentary, The Matrix? It is like when Gary Webb exposed a CIA drug running scheme. Died of 2 gunshot wounds to the head. The universe opens itself up to interesting probabilities when police accountability is on the line.
simonh 10y ago
Is groundless mud-slinging like that really necessary? Why even do that? If he had a small stash of pot surely the police would have found it. They had a ton of motivation to find something to pin on him.
GordonS 10y ago
> They claim the shot to the face was because the guy "fell into" a shot intended for the torso Seriously? Was he levitating when they busted in gun blazing?!

by ballenf 10y ago

misnome 10y ago

So, he deserved death because he panicked?

rkangel 10y ago
No. That's why he was shot with non-lethal rounds. He suffered serious injuries certainly, and the whole case is deplorable, but it was a fairly reasonable response to his actions at that moment.
- caf 10y ago
  They're not "non-lethal", they're "less lethal". People can and do die from rubber bullets.
- GordonS 10y ago
  > That's why he was shot with non-lethal rounds In the face - not his legs or torso (Not that he should have been shot at all).

panic 10y ago

The police have a long history of making things up to justify their violence after the fact. Don't get me wrong, they're an important part of our society, but it's a shame we can't seem to get our police to stop acting like this (especially toward black people like Mr. Dobbs).

mtempleton 10y ago

>the guy "fell into" a shot intended for the torso. I really don't know how they said that with a straight face. Oh this sort of thing happens all the time. Haven't you seen the documentary, The Matrix? It is like when Gary Webb exposed a CIA drug running scheme. Died of 2 gunshot wounds to the head. The universe opens itself up to interesting probabilities when police accountability is on the line.

simonh 10y ago

Is groundless mud-slinging like that really necessary? Why even do that? If he had a small stash of pot surely the police would have found it. They had a ton of motivation to find something to pin on him.

GordonS 10y ago

> They claim the shot to the face was because the guy "fell into" a shot intended for the torso Seriously? Was he levitating when they busted in gun blazing?!