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Seems like a pretty effective method for terrorism. I'm afraid of the police because they are essentially unchecked and usually their behavior is rubber-stampe

Seems like a pretty effective method for terrorism. I'm afraid of the police because they are essentially unchecked and usually their behavior is rubber-stamped. The simple fact that they charge into a situation without ANY reconnaissance highlights exactly why I'm afraid of the police. The thought of them showing up at my house because "someone" called the police is actually a terrifying thought. An organized group calling in SWATTING situations around the country would create a serious level of fear.

epicureanideal 9y ago
I certainly don't encourage it, but an organized group calling in a huge amount of swattings, so much so that it becomes a regular occurrence, might actually be a way of reducing the danger in swattings and reduce police aggressiveness. If each police force responds several times to this kind of prank call, it would hopefully demonstrate to them the need to change their operating procedures. Unfortunately several dozen or more innocent people might be killed or wounded before they realize their rules of engagement etc. need updating.
- userbinator 9y ago
  so much so that it becomes a regular occurrence According to the post, it already seems pretty regular --- this one only made the news because someone was killed.
- jMyles 9y ago
  > an organized group calling in a huge amount of swattings, so much so that it becomes a regular occurrence > I certainly don't encourage it Why not? This seems like a very reasonable, sober approach to testing this problem. If SWAT teams can't pass this test, they need to be put on pause until they can be repaired. I mean, we do this sort of pentesting for things as trivial (at least by comparison) as bank accounts and health records. We're talking about people being murdered in cold blood here. I damn well think that a SWAT team needs to be able to demonstrate that it can survive a falsified report without murdering somebody.

epicureanideal 9y ago

I certainly don't encourage it, but an organized group calling in a huge amount of swattings, so much so that it becomes a regular occurrence, might actually be a way of reducing the danger in swattings and reduce police aggressiveness. If each police force responds several times to this kind of prank call, it would hopefully demonstrate to them the need to change their operating procedures. Unfortunately several dozen or more innocent people might be killed or wounded before they realize their rules of engagement etc. need updating.

userbinator 9y ago
so much so that it becomes a regular occurrence According to the post, it already seems pretty regular --- this one only made the news because someone was killed.
jMyles 9y ago
> an organized group calling in a huge amount of swattings, so much so that it becomes a regular occurrence > I certainly don't encourage it Why not? This seems like a very reasonable, sober approach to testing this problem. If SWAT teams can't pass this test, they need to be put on pause until they can be repaired. I mean, we do this sort of pentesting for things as trivial (at least by comparison) as bank accounts and health records. We're talking about people being murdered in cold blood here. I damn well think that a SWAT team needs to be able to demonstrate that it can survive a falsified report without murdering somebody.