Re:LAPD arrests man on suspicion of making deadly swatting c...
by mariuolo on Monday January 01, 2018 @11:57AM
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> What crime are they charging him with? I don't think we have the right crime on the books for this at present.
As I read somewhere, the worst case scenario for him is murder under the rule of transferred intent, since making a false representation of this sort to the police (or other relevant authority) in Kansas is a felony.
What crime are they charging him with? I don't think we have the right crime on the books for this at present.
The guy who phoned this in is a scumbag, no doubt.
But Andrew Finch's death is 100% on the cops who showed up. As we've seen time and time again, their selection process and training lead them to be hyper-aggressive.
Look at stories from just the last year where the cops show up and shoot someone's dog, or shoot the random lady in a nightgown, or shoot the guy running away, or shoot the guy who says he's not armed, or shoot the guy for not getting down on the pavement fast enough, or shoot the guy...
It's disturbing that in each of these cases the system protects the cops. At some point, and my preference would be soon, we need to work to dismantle and rebuild this system.