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Sending in a swat team without any kind of in person validation is pretty insane anyway IMO. If I’m a police captain, I’m going in guns blazing every time beca
by jimbob45 3y ago
Sending in a swat team without any kind of in person validation is pretty insane anyway IMO.
If I’m a police captain, I’m going in guns blazing every time because I know the trend of SWATting won’t end until the penalties are ratcheted way up. The only way that’s going to happen is for terrible stories like this to become public.
- neilkk 3y agoYou're claiming that police chiefs deliberately overreact to these calls in order to put pressure on lawmakers via the FBI and the media?
- DANmode 3y agoProbably accurate, and underlines the complete disconnect between lawmakers/law enforcement, and modern technology.
- mindslight 3y agoYou're right about the incentives, and in my opinion this won't change until police departments and the local governments that enable them are required to compensate their victims, including for things like emotional distress (being assaulted by a violent gang is going to take some time to process). The deep root of the problem here is that police are allowed to cause harm and then just walk away from any responsibility.