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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by unlikelymordant on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @09:58PM (#27901479)
Swatting doesnt seem to be as big a thing in any other countries besides the US. There seems to be something peculiar to the US style of policing that makes swatting more dangerous.
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by WesleyHale on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:09PM (#27901558)
I'm going to make an assumption that it is our citizens are more likely to be armed.

Police that serve in a disarmed populace don't have to worry about a suspect reaching into a wasteband or pocket and pulling a firearm. Cops in the US do. That single movement alone is enough to warrant a violent response by police engagement standards.

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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by mcguire on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:43PM (#27902104)
"What is the procedure for police in those countries when they receive an anonymous report of ongoing violent crime at a residence?"
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by MattGaiser on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:15PM (#27901598)
Swatting is definitely a thing in Canada.
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by mcguire on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:44PM (#27902115)
And the UK. From 2015: https://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/2015/08/swatting-uk-tr...
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by trasz on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:49AM (#27902753)
“In the only known UK arrest for swatting offences [..] all commited in the US.”

So… nah.

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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by mcguire on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:18PM (#27909986)
"Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts and her family were woken in the early hours of the morning last week by armed police at the door. Days later, more armed police arrived at the address of a Mumsnet user. In both cases, police had received calls claiming there was a gunman at the property. In both, said gunman did not exist."
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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by trasz on Thursday July 22, 2021 @02:48AM (#27916177)
Turns out you’re right, and “ Roberts and the Mumsnet user were the first known UK victims of "swatting"”. The first.

Although it still sounds like something very different from the real swatting, in that the police didn’t pose danger to inhabitants.

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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by blooalien on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:19PM (#27901636)
> There seems to be something peculiar to the US style of policing that makes swatting more dangerous.

Something peculiar about certain groups of US teens, too. Some of 'em seem totally convinced that they're immune to consequences as long as they're below a certain age…

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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by mcguire on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:50PM (#27902142)
In this case the person who called in the report was a minor from the UK. Back in April, someone from France swatted Ubisoft (https://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/justice-et-faits-divers/2...).
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