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I'm going to argue this from both sides -- * From what I understand, the call was ongoing with the caller continuing to make threats. It wasn't a report and h
by rrauenza 9y ago
I'm going to argue this from both sides --
* From what I understand, the call was ongoing with the caller continuing to make threats. It wasn't a report and hangup (they called him back at the number he left on the non emergency line.)
* The cop put himself into a position where the innocent man's actions on the doorstep could be perceived as a threat and hypothetically actually be a threat. Why? Why is the cop in a vulnerable position at that time?
- jandrese 9y agoMaybe the cop was walking up to the door to knock and see if the report was accurate and thought it was an ambush when the door suddenly opened? Also, maybe the cops thought the report was more credible because the caller identified himself? What kind of idiot swatter would make himself so easy to arrest?
- coolspot 9y agoWatch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKp05HDXCU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UKp05HDXCU
- rrauenza 9y agoIt's difficult to find a detail of what the cops did because so many articles focus on the swatter -- this one gives some detail: http://abc30.com/la-man-arrested-over-deadly-prank-swatting-shooting-in-kansas-/2840489/ http://abc30.com/la-man-arrested-over-deadly-prank-swatting-... "He feared the male just pulled a weapon from his waistband, retrieved a gun and was in the process of pointing it at the officers to the east," Deputy Chief Troy Livingston of the Wichita Police Department said at a press conference Friday.