suicid3Panda wrote:
Lokorfi wrote:
Senpai wrote:
Lokorfi wrote:
I saw this article a while back, and it really made me sick. Someone, anyone out there had the bright and stupid idea to SWAT this guy and laugh about it afterwards. It's a problem that needs to be fixed, pronto.
tbh the sick fuck probably saw his reaction as a win and laughed to all of his neckbeard friends about it.
His luck will probably run out and he'll get caught the next time he tries swatting. At least I hope so.
suicid3Panda wrote:
Lokorfi wrote:
I saw this article a while back, and it really made me sick. Someone, anyone out there had the bright and stupid idea to SWAT this guy and laugh about it afterwards. It's a problem that needs to be fixed, pronto.
I remember when this happened.... It was the first time I heard about "swatting." It's awful. I would think that police would do a bit more research before they rush someone's house like that.
Well, to be fair, the point of the whole SWAT thing is to get to the location where the report was filed immediately to neutralize any possible threats.
Yeah, but if I called the SWAT on my neighbors and the cops charged in there with guns, that's more like a witch hunt than effective police work.
SWAT teams are the fastest and possibly heaviest equipped for domestic disturbances in America (this counts bomb and other threats that some do not consider 'domestic'. They are also outranked by the National Guard in power, but certainly not speed).
They have stopped many a school shooting and neutralized countless murderers and would-be bombers thanks to their staggering swiftness. Every second done to research something is a second counting down in a bomb or a life lost in a shooting. This is why they are so aggressive and quick-footed.
Abusing them is very difficult and if you are caught doing so, the repercussions are tantamount to condemnation of your social life (after hefty jail-time).
As a result, the pros far outweighs the cons, though that doesn't make the cons any less serious, I agree. But it's what we have.
Also, being effective police work would be relevant, but the SWAT are not the police. They are a, if not several, level/s higher.