Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa...
by chongli on Friday June 30, 2023 @06:26PM
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The phone calls that lead to a SWAT team response typically involve a claim that a person has a gun and is holding their partner hostage inside the house/apartment. Asking police to not take such calls extremely seriously is not a solution.
It’s like asking the fire department not to show up every time someone pulls a fire alarm in a building. Even if it’s some misbehaving kid who loves pulling the fire alarm, they still have to show up because if they ignore it even once and it happens to be a real fire then people will die.
Re:FBI finally tracks “swatting” incidents as attacks increa...
by sciolist on Friday June 30, 2023 @10:23PM
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What's missing from your example is that the firefighters would sometimes respond to a false alarm but set the house on fire. That's what people are concerned about.
It’s like asking the fire department not to show up every time someone pulls a fire alarm in a building. Even if it’s some misbehaving kid who loves pulling the fire alarm, they still have to show up because if they ignore it even once and it happens to be a real fire then people will die.