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Even this "gentlemanly version" can still end tragically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Wichita_swatting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Wichita_swattin
by rhcom2 3y ago
Even this "gentlemanly version" can still end tragically: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Wichita_swatting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Wichita_swatting
- voiceblue 3y agoInteresting that everyone in this story suffered consequences except for the person who pulled the trigger.
- MaKey 3y agoHe was even promoted to detective in 2022.
- orlp 3y agoWhat I find strange is that the original person who was threatened with swatting who gave the 'fake' address was convicted of wire fraud. I do understand why he was convicted: > Viner threatened to swat Gaskill over the loss. Gaskill intentionally gave Viner the wrong address, a location in Wichita where he previously resided with his family, and where he said he would "be waiting". Gaskill's family had been evicted from the address in 2016 So there is probable cause to believe that he intended harm to come to the new residents of that address. But how on earth does that lead to wire fraud?
- wepple 3y agoAs I understand it, the US system is pretty poorly set up to deal with things related to the internet, so wire fraud is often the go to. Happens often with hacking as well.
- BeFlatXIII 3y agoIt makes me wonder if Gaskill would've gotten away with no legal consequences if he had given some made-up address that coincidentally happened to be a real one. Something like “420 Weed Avenue.” Instead, he got convicted for revenge on the current tenant.
- orlp 3y ago> Instead, he got convicted for revenge on the current tenant. No, he got convicted for wire fraud. Which is super weird.
- 946789987649 3y agoThat page continues to just get worse and worse. Truly awful.