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Re:Serial swatter who caused death gets five years in prison by PragmaticPulp on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @04:45PM (#27911930)
> One anonymous source is enough to justify the police putting resources towards investigating. Knocking on doors, calling phones, etc. It shouldn't be enough for even a 4th amendment search, let alone going in with guns blazing.

Police did not go in "with guns blazing". No shots were fired.

The person who died of a heart attack came outside to greet the police with a gun in hand. The police de-escalated the situation without any shots fired on either side.

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Re:Serial swatter who caused death gets five years in prison by gpm on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @04:47PM (#27911955)
In this case, yes. In many cases of swatting no. In this case, the heart attack is likely directly linked to the numerous cases were police did shoot people for no justifiable reason, and the victims fear that they would do the same to him.

The police did not de-escalate the situation, they gave orders both impossible to comply with, and in my opinion unconstitutional (they had no probably cause with which they could seize the victim), with the implicit threat that they would shoot the victim if he did not comply.

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