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While swatting itself is terrible, I can see a weird benefit to it being mainstream: it may encourage more caution by SWAT and other armed police responses. To

While swatting itself is terrible, I can see a weird benefit to it being mainstream: it may encourage more caution by SWAT and other armed police responses. To some extent, that is probably good given the number of times police have shown up to the wrong house and shit the homeowner and/or their dog.

fred_is_fred 3y ago
SWAT is the opposite of encouraging caution and since there's never any repercussions for the police, why exactly would they change?
iJohnDoe 3y ago
It’s hard not to generalize, but it seems like there is a lot of built up tension in police to want to use their guns, so they’ll use any reason to do so. Some become a police officer for the sole purpose of being able to shoot someone. It doesn’t seem like there are a lot of repercussions for the police. So, SWAT are going to show up hot and want any excuse to use their weapons. It’s a dangerous situation.
brewdad 3y ago
You might get the head of the SWAT force to exercise a bit of caution, though I have not seen much evidence of this in the US. The 20 guys in the back of the van are out for blood from the moment they leave the station.
- mynameisnoone 3y ago
  There's no accountability when the police are legally allowed to blow up someone's home or kill with impunity. They will hide behind qualified immunity every time. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68169406 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68169406 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/amir-locke-shooting-no-charges.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/amir-locke-shooting-no... https://www.npr.org/2021/10/18/1047085626/supreme-court-police-qualified-immunity-cases https://www.npr.org/2021/10/18/1047085626/supreme-court-poli... https://www.npr.org/2019/10/30/774788611/police-owe-nothing-to-man-whose-home-they-blew-up-appeals-court-says https://www.npr.org/2019/10/30/774788611/police-owe-nothing-...
pyryujh 3y ago
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jghn 3y ago
> it may encourage more caution by SWAT and other armed police responses Good luck with that

fred_is_fred 3y ago

SWAT is the opposite of encouraging caution and since there's never any repercussions for the police, why exactly would they change?

iJohnDoe 3y ago

It’s hard not to generalize, but it seems like there is a lot of built up tension in police to want to use their guns, so they’ll use any reason to do so. Some become a police officer for the sole purpose of being able to shoot someone. It doesn’t seem like there are a lot of repercussions for the police. So, SWAT are going to show up hot and want any excuse to use their weapons. It’s a dangerous situation.

brewdad 3y ago

You might get the head of the SWAT force to exercise a bit of caution, though I have not seen much evidence of this in the US. The 20 guys in the back of the van are out for blood from the moment they leave the station.

mynameisnoone 3y ago
There's no accountability when the police are legally allowed to blow up someone's home or kill with impunity. They will hide behind qualified immunity every time. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68169406 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68169406 https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/amir-locke-shooting-no-charges.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/06/us/amir-locke-shooting-no... https://www.npr.org/2021/10/18/1047085626/supreme-court-police-qualified-immunity-cases https://www.npr.org/2021/10/18/1047085626/supreme-court-poli... https://www.npr.org/2019/10/30/774788611/police-owe-nothing-to-man-whose-home-they-blew-up-appeals-court-says https://www.npr.org/2019/10/30/774788611/police-owe-nothing-...

pyryujh 3y ago

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jghn 3y ago

> it may encourage more caution by SWAT and other armed police responses Good luck with that