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I'm glad that this trend didn't reach Austria, because as annoying as it may seem, swatting can result in deaths of innocents, if the cops are trigger happy or
by DominikR 12y ago
I'm glad that this trend didn't reach Austria, because as annoying as it may seem, swatting can result in deaths of innocents, if the cops are trigger happy or the victim fears that (possibly armed) robbers are breaking into his/her home.
This kind of hoax should be punished harshly, even for 15-17 year old juveniles.
- JTon 12y agoWhat punishment do you recommend?
- iLoch 12y agoTen years of community service. :)
- gk1 12y agoWhy ask? This is why we have a judicial system. It may be (very) unfair in some cases, but for the most part they are there to dole out appropriate punishment.
- fixermark 12y agoSomething up to and excluding the punishment equivalent for negligent homicide. ... and that restriction only to avoid the calculus where the punishments are equivalent, so someone getting their jollies by ordering armed responders to an innocent person's house might as well go drop rocks from the local overpass instead.
- pyrrhotech 12y agolife imprisonment