SWATting turns deadly

[RblDiver]

I knew it was only a matter of time. It's why I fully feel that SWATting someone should be charged as attempted murder. In this case, actual murder (by the person doing the call).

http://www.kansas.com/news/local/cri...192111974.html

[Gman]

Another case of our society swirling around the toilet bowl.

[hollohas]

Swatting is eff'ed up but so is shooting someone who "came to the door".

[colorider]

Yea. A guy who is supposedly holding hostages doesn't come up,to the door and answer it. Well, unless he's really terrible at holding hostages.

[KevDen2005]

I feel like a couple years ago we were actually getting several swatting calls a year, now it seems to have dwindled down quite a bit. This is the first I've heard of a swatting case in a while. I hope that some justice gets served to the the swatting idiots.

[GilpinGuy]

I feel like a couple years ago we were actually getting several swatting calls a year, now it seems to have dwindled down quite a bit. This is the first I've heard of a swatting case in a while. I hope that some justice gets served to the the swatting idiots.

From the article in the OP:

Around 400 swatting cases happen each year

More than 1 a day? Damn. Not insignificant, but there's not a big rash of this going on either I guess. It's a testament to the police that tragedies like this one don't happen more often IMHO.

Edit before I get gored:
The cops have to assume that the threat that was called in is real. I imagine they show up in full gear, weapons ready, expecting the worst, but I don't know that. Innocent person opens the door or it gets kicked in and sees guns pointed at them. WTF are lots of people going to do? Freak the f out, that's what. People freaking out in front of cops with guns isn't a good situation.

I'm not a cop, so maybe I'm way off here.

[Bailey Guns]

Here we go again. My prediction is this thread won't last long.

[KevDen2005]

Here we go again. My prediction is this thread won't last long.

Yep.

[O2HeN2]

I knew it was only a matter of time. It's why I fully feel that SWATting someone should be charged as attempted murder. In this case, actual murder (by the person doing the call).

...and the person who gave the bogus address, manslaughter.

O2

[hollohas]

Here's a video of the shooting. They shot him from across the street right after "yelling let's see your hands."

Guy is standing in his doorway, moves after being told to show his hands (can't tell if he's holding anything) and then he is shot.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ting-hoax.html