Re:Serial Swatter Bragged He Hit 100 Schools, 10 Homes
by zimpenfish on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @08:18AM
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> but the root cause of this murder isn't in the phone call
If you know there's a strong possibility (and in the US, this is the case) that your phone call could result in someone's death - and calling in a fake hostage/murder to trigger a SWAT response certainly qualifies - you are part of the root cause, definitely.
> Blaming it on the caller completely ignores all other police killings that have happened without a swatter.
If you know there's a strong possibility (and in the US, this is the case) that your phone call could result in someone's death - and calling in a fake hostage/murder to trigger a SWAT response certainly qualifies - you are part of the root cause, definitely.
> Blaming it on the caller completely ignores all other police killings that have happened without a swatter.
This is ridiculous whataboutism.