LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting call to Wichita police

Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by oh_sigh on Saturday December 30, 2017 @02:46PM (#16037082)

> A single anonymous source on a non-911 number without corroborating reports of gunfire is not sufficient cause to shoot a man on his porch.

No one is arguing that.

> Here's an idea -- fly a drone around the house and look in some windows. Knock on a neighbors door and ask if they heard a gunshot.

That sounds great. Until there is an actual hostage situation, and police waste their time doing this and a hostage is killed, at which point people will be asking why they didn't kick the doors down if they knew someone was being held in there.

> Establish the identity of the reporter - how does the reporter know what is happening? Is the reporter physically proximate to the area?

The reporter claimed to be the person who killed his father and was holding other people hostage. How would you confirm if the reporter was physically in the area? E911 includes location reporting, but this can be spoofed(I don't know if it was in the situation)

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by valuearb on Saturday December 30, 2017 @03:41PM (#16037454)

This isn't the movies, cops should never be kicking down the door in a hostage situation. They should be guarding the perimeter and trying to talk to the perpetrator.

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by oh_sigh on Sunday December 31, 2017 @02:40PM (#16042372)

I'm curious - how much training do you have in SWAT tactics? Where did you get it from?

Assuming it is zero, would you in whatever field you are in accept advice from someone who has zero experience in the field?

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by valuearb on Sunday December 31, 2017 @03:36PM (#16042775)

Do you think SWAT tactics are designed with minimizing civilian casualties? Or SWAT team casualties?

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by isostatic on Saturday December 30, 2017 @07:35PM (#16038576)

Which is exactly what happens in the movies - die hard for example.

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Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c... by valuearb on Sunday December 31, 2017 @01:13AM (#16039604)

It was the only realistic part of the film.

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