Re:Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in Wic...
by HearMeRoar on Friday December 29, 2017 @06:13PM
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I don’t understand how any of those points would help at all. Number 1 is irrelevant and number 2 is easily handled.
“Oh, neighbor didn’r hear a gunshot? Well let’s put down the guns and knock on the door nicely instead”. Come on now.
Re:Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in Wic...
by Momquist on Friday December 29, 2017 @07:06PM
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> "Well let’s put down the guns and knock on the door nicely instead”
And why not? In the same situation in Europe, this is what would happen. Regular cops would confirm the situation first. And it works. Units similar to the SWAT do exist, but I've never heard of them being dispatched directly after an anymous call.
"if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail...", and well, the SWAT is pretty much a hammer in this kind of situation.
Re:Call of Duty gaming community points to ‘swatting’ in Wic...
by user5994461 on Monday January 01, 2018 @02:41AM
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If the call goes on for 20 minutes in great details on an ongoing hostage situation with already multiple casualties, I certainly expect the European SWAT to show up as soon as possible.
I'd personally be shocked if it were any difficult to get a hold of the GIGN, the RAID, the DGSE, the GCHQ or the UK SWAT when necessary.
1) Interview neighbors: "Did you hear a gunshot tonight?"
2) Get more info from the caller. "How do you know this detailed information from inside the house?", "Where are you so we can talk to you face-to-face?", "Can you describe the house?"
Anyone can call 911. It is an unreliable source of information by default. I understand that the police want to act quickly in a dangerous situation but there has to be some parallel fact checking happening that can suss out the facts before someone gets killed.