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Cops arrest 17-year-old suspected of hundreds of swattings nationwide (arstechnica.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] shalafi 42 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

US cops, being what they are, jesus... Swatting is potentially calling in a hit on random people. And I don't mean to be hyperbolic, but yeah, sending cops into a situation described as dangerous is fraught. Read the article, this guy set up some horrific scenarios.

Look at that one dude that got gunned down by multiple cops for answering his door with a gun in hand. If something seems off or unexpected, and that's extraordinarily rare, I do that. No one will see it, but my hand in on it when the door opens.

[–] BeMoreCareful 10 points 11 months ago

I'm just disappointed that we, as a people, acknowledge how dangerous this is and decide to lock up the caller rather than reform the police.

This is like institutional stupid.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I work weird hours.

I'm going into work when people are beginning to leave bars.

I've seen some drivers that would be stopped for a sobriety test.

I've thought of calling the police to report them. Drunk driving kills, surely.

And I haven't. Why? Because all it takes is one pig feeling like his ego was checked and he needs to use violence as a response. Cops kill, surely.

It's one of those damned if you don't, damned if you do situations.

Allowing them to continue or calling the authorities could both result in unwarranted death.

The fact that allowing a drunk to drive and simply calling the cops results in a moral quandary about trying to reduce damage to the public as much as possible is a very bad look on the cops.

So what does that say about me? Honestly, I'm too exhausted to explore that or the ramifications thereof.

[–] cokeslutgarbage 3 points 11 months ago

Man that's a tough one. I think you're doing the right thing by not calling and I'm going to share an anecdote to explain why.

My coworker was walking home late one night and encountered a homeless man. It was negative degrees outside. He wrestled with the idea of what to do because he didn't want the cops to bother or hurt this guy. He wasn't belligerent or bothering anyone, but my friend was worried about him because it was freezing outside. My friend decided to call 911. He wanted an ambulance to come. Instead the cops came and took the man away in handcuffs. When he was telling me the story at work the next day, he cried. He's a big bearded stereotypical "tough guy" and I'd never personally seen him show emotion like that. He felt so bad, and he regretted calling.

One of those drunks you see might hurt someone, but that's on them for choosing to drive or the bartender for not calling the cops or cutting them off. Where I'm from, part of bartender certification is getting trained on how to take customers keys and when to call a cab and when to call the cops.

A lot of words in this post to say:

I think you're making the right choice.

Xx much love

[–] [email protected] 28 points 11 months ago (2 children)

He looks like the type tbh

[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Looks like Kathy bates in Misery. Younger.

https://i.imgur.com/D1GePwF.png

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

He looks more like a really fat version of Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Tommy Sullivan in Third Rock From The Sun.

[–] MushuChupacabra 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

He doesn't look like he'll do well in prison.

[–] mikezane 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If that person really did this, I hope they get a long sentence to try and stop other people from doing this.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (3 children)

You’d think by now Americans would be smart enough to see that their love for heavy handed retribution yields them worse results at lowering the crime rate compared to other western countries.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Because we're the county of law and order. And by that I mean the show.

[–] ZagamTheVile 3 points 11 months ago

You've met avrage Americans, right?

[–] inb4_FoundTheVegan 14 points 11 months ago

swats mosque

He absolutely spends a fuck ton of time on 8chan.

[–] SendMePhotos 7 points 11 months ago

Wow Tommy Solomon from 3rd Rock from the Sun has gone downhill.

[–] crashoverride 4 points 11 months ago

This says more about the cops than it does about the kid. Maybe confirm what you're getting into before you go? And not just 100% trust random info you get?

This is so I'll the cops fault.