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Care where the idea that we have to let anybody off the hook comes from? As I see it just because we shift the focus to the lower level (the layer executing th
by atoav 3y ago
Care where the idea that we have to let anybody off the hook comes from?
As I see it just because we shift the focus to the lower level (the layer executing the swats) we don't have to automatically let anybody off the hook on the higher levels. We can have both.
- wepple 3y ago> He’s not being harassed by the swatters.
- Zambyte 3y agoWhat should the people calling in the swat be on the hook for, if they aren't harassing him?
- gus_massa 3y agoFake police report, wire fraud and if they forgot a cent in their last tax declaration add tax evasion.
- singleshot_ 3y agoIt’s not wire fraud but it is certainly use of an electronic device to harass and annoy as well as disturbing the peace.
- acdha 3y agoThe very first comment in this thread had this false statement: > He’s not being harassed by the swatters.
- figassis 3y agoMy comment was not intended to let swatters of the hook. My point was that the harassment should be called “attempted harassment”, because it should never have been effective, although still punishable.
- acdha 3y agoThat’s still harassment - the clear intention was to at best harass and at worst get them killed. You can support more responsible use of force by police while still recognizing that these guys were looking for a weapon to hurt someone and SWATing was the option they chose.
- atoav 3y agoAnd even if they were not acting in that intention, knowingly calling emergency when there isn't one is a drain on resources that might be needed elsewhere.