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No one is trying to excuse them from blame. We're discussing how to make this tactic less effective. Because there is something disproportionate about sending
by bena 5y ago
No one is trying to excuse them from blame.
We're discussing how to make this tactic less effective.
Because there is something disproportionate about sending multiple cars to respond to some guy just sitting in his house who didn't want to give up a twitter handle.
Also, I see nothing in the article about Herring being armed in general and especially nothing about him being armed during the encounter.
The fact of the matter is that the police had no clue as to the truth of the situation and responded based on nothing but a random phone call. That does have to stop.
- tptacek 5y agoThey're not responding to some guy just sitting in his house who didn't want to give up his Twitter handle, obviously.
- bena 5y agoDid you read the article? Mark Herring was the man who was swatted and died. He was swatted because he did not want to give up the @tennessee twitter handle. He was not armed and was even attempting to comply with police.