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Come on. Calling the cops is nothing like Sweating.

by brunoqc 2y ago

soraminazuki 2y ago
It's SWATting when you try to pit the cops against innocent people.
- brunoqc 2y ago
  I don't think so. When people get SWATed, usually a fake call is made, were the police are told that a murder was already committed by the caller and that we will kill everyone on sight. Thus the police expect real danger, brings the big guns and their trigger happy attitude, kick the door in and are more likely to kill the victim. It's not SWATing if the police come to handle a disturbance. The SWAT team need to be deployed for a SWATing. Anyone could have called the cops too. A gathering of 100 people can make people nervous. But I wouldn't be surprised if Defcon called them too.
- junon 2y ago
  No, it's not. Let's not dillute the term. SWATing someone is calling in a fake situation on a person that earns them a visit, specifically, from SWAT. Hostage situation, bomb threat, etc. are the usual means of doing so. Calling the police is not SWATing someone.
rowanG077 2y ago
How isn't it? SWATting is nothing more then calling the police and sending them out to somewhere you known nothing is going on as an attack dog. This seems extremely similar to what has happened here.
- brunoqc 2y ago
  > SWATting is nothing more then calling the police and sending them out to somewhere you known nothing is going on as an attack dog Bullshit. Swatting is: > the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address. The cops response for like, someone disturbing the peace or someone playing loud music in the middle of the night, is nothing like when the SWAT team comes with automatic weapon, full body armor and flash bangs, expecting to be shot at, as promised by the phrank call.
  - rowanG077 2y ago
    I would definitely say calling the police on someone you know is doing nothing wrong could be considered " a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address.". I definitely don't think it can be waved away with bullshit. People in the US are routinely shot for no reason at all. Any contact with police should be taken extremely seriously.

Come on. Calling the cops is nothing like Sweating.

soraminazuki 2y ago

It's SWATting when you try to pit the cops against innocent people.

brunoqc 2y ago
I don't think so. When people get SWATed, usually a fake call is made, were the police are told that a murder was already committed by the caller and that we will kill everyone on sight. Thus the police expect real danger, brings the big guns and their trigger happy attitude, kick the door in and are more likely to kill the victim. It's not SWATing if the police come to handle a disturbance. The SWAT team need to be deployed for a SWATing. Anyone could have called the cops too. A gathering of 100 people can make people nervous. But I wouldn't be surprised if Defcon called them too.
junon 2y ago
No, it's not. Let's not dillute the term. SWATing someone is calling in a fake situation on a person that earns them a visit, specifically, from SWAT. Hostage situation, bomb threat, etc. are the usual means of doing so. Calling the police is not SWATing someone.

rowanG077 2y ago

How isn't it? SWATting is nothing more then calling the police and sending them out to somewhere you known nothing is going on as an attack dog. This seems extremely similar to what has happened here.

brunoqc 2y ago
> SWATting is nothing more then calling the police and sending them out to somewhere you known nothing is going on as an attack dog Bullshit. Swatting is: > the action or practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address. The cops response for like, someone disturbing the peace or someone playing loud music in the middle of the night, is nothing like when the SWAT team comes with automatic weapon, full body armor and flash bangs, expecting to be shot at, as promised by the phrank call.
- rowanG077 2y ago
  I would definitely say calling the police on someone you know is doing nothing wrong could be considered " a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large number of armed police officers to a particular address.". I definitely don't think it can be waved away with bullshit. People in the US are routinely shot for no reason at all. Any contact with police should be taken extremely seriously.