"Swatting" prank turns deadly..............

[ABikerSailor]

Seems there is a new prank that all the kids are getting in on nowadays, it's called "swatting" where someone makes a prank call to 911, tells them about a murder or a kidnapping at a location, and they try to get SWAT sent to the address. It's happened before to Hollyweird types, but now it seems to be moving to the main population.

Only problem is, sometimes like in this case, it can turn deadly. Seems that 2 gamers were fighting over the game Call of Duty, and one got pissed and called SWAT to the other gamers house.

SWAT showed up, and the gamer ended up dead.

Now, in some cases, you would hear me squeaking about the cops shooting an innocent man, but not in this case. Why? Because the dude that SWAT was called to didn't know they were there, and might have made a stupid move. But, you also have to remember that the police were first called because they were told it's a murder. Apparently, this happens about 400 times a year nationwide.

So, when the police start knocking on your door and you don't know why, you might be the victim of a swatting prank.

Police: Hoax call by online gamer led to Wichita police shooting unarmed man

 

[mdk]

I hope the person responsible for calling in this hoax is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. An innocent man lost his life over some Call of Duty butthurt.

 

[ABikerSailor]

You know what really sucks? That the cops are called out thinking it's real. If they are called to a murder scene like this was supposed to be, they are already thinking there are guns in use there and will be super jumpy.

Yes. I think this idiot should be brought up on accessory to murder charges if not murder charges themselves.

 

[Marion Morrison]

The 4th amendment needs to be more strictly enforced. Fuck Bush-era policies.

Did he stop 9/11? No? Fuck him. The intelligence was made available for him, too.
He just wanted to expand the government, which he did, in spades.

This is on par with cops kicking a guy's door in for a dime bag and throwing a flashbang into a baby's crib.

 

[TheGreatGatsby]

I hope the person responsible for calling in this hoax is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. An innocent man lost his life over some Call of Duty butthurt.

Yea, that'll solve the problem of the police state.

 

[ABikerSailor]

The 4th amendment needs to be more strictly enforced. Fuck Bush-era policies.

Did he stop 9/11? No? Fuck him.

How are you going to do that? The cops don't know that it's a prank call when they get it. And, because of the situation they are called out for, they have to be ready for anything.

The only way they would know it was a prank would be to actually go to the place and check it out, but they wouldn't know that until after they got there and checked out the people.

 

[Marion Morrison]

The 4th amendment needs to be more strictly enforced. Fuck Bush-era policies.

Did he stop 9/11? No? Fuck him.

How are you going to do that? The cops don't know that it's a prank call when they get it. And, because of the situation they are called out for, they have to be ready for anything.

The only way they would know it was a prank would be to actually go to the place and check it out, but they wouldn't know that until after they got there and checked out the people.

In what manner did they "check it out"? Did they have a warrant? What judge signed that warrant?

 

[Darkwind]

A few examples need to be made (judicially) to put an end to this.

 

[ABikerSailor]

The 4th amendment needs to be more strictly enforced. Fuck Bush-era policies.

Did he stop 9/11? No? Fuck him.

How are you going to do that? The cops don't know that it's a prank call when they get it. And, because of the situation they are called out for, they have to be ready for anything.

The only way they would know it was a prank would be to actually go to the place and check it out, but they wouldn't know that until after they got there and checked out the people.

In what manner did they "check it out"? Did they have a warrant? What judge signed that warrant?

Read the article Marion. One guy called 911 to report a murder and sent the police to the other guys house. The police only knew they had a 911 call that was reporting a murder, and, in cases like that, they have to show up and check things out to make sure everyone is okay.

It's not something that requires a warrant because when the 911 call goes into the police and they think it is real (which they did), they then consider the address listed in the call as an active crime scene where crime is occurring.

They would only know it was fake when they get there and interview the people there.

 

[Marion Morrison]

The 4th amendment needs to be more strictly enforced. Fuck Bush-era policies.

Did he stop 9/11? No? Fuck him.

How are you going to do that? The cops don't know that it's a prank call when they get it. And, because of the situation they are called out for, they have to be ready for anything.

The only way they would know it was a prank would be to actually go to the place and check it out, but they wouldn't know that until after they got there and checked out the people.

In what manner did they "check it out"? Did they have a warrant? What judge signed that warrant?

Read the article Marion. One guy called 911 to report a murder and sent the police to the other guys house. The police only knew they had a 911 call that was reporting a murder, and, in cases like that, they have to show up and check things out to make sure everyone is okay.

It's not something that requires a warrant because when the 911 call goes into the police and they think it is real (which they did), they then consider the address listed in the call as an active crime scene where crime is occurring.

They would only know it was fake when they get there and interview the people there.

Did they see a body? Wtf? Why are you supporting idiotic statism?

 

[Marion Morrison]

The 4th amendment needs to be more strictly enforced. Fuck Bush-era policies.

Did he stop 9/11? No? Fuck him.

How are you going to do that? The cops don't know that it's a prank call when they get it. And, because of the situation they are called out for, they have to be ready for anything.

The only way they would know it was a prank would be to actually go to the place and check it out, but they wouldn't know that until after they got there and checked out the people.

In what manner did they "check it out"? Did they have a warrant? What judge signed that warrant?

Read the article Marion. One guy called 911 to report a murder and sent the police to the other guys house. The police only knew they had a 911 call that was reporting a murder, and, in cases like that, they have to show up and check things out to make sure everyone is okay.

It's not something that requires a warrant because when the 911 call goes into the police and they think it is real (which they did), they then consider the address listed in the call as an active crime scene where crime is occurring.

They would only know it was fake when they get there and interview the people there.

Or after they shoot an innocent kid dead, amirite?

 

[ABikerSailor]

The 4th amendment needs to be more strictly enforced. Fuck Bush-era policies.

Did he stop 9/11? No? Fuck him.

How are you going to do that? The cops don't know that it's a prank call when they get it. And, because of the situation they are called out for, they have to be ready for anything.

The only way they would know it was a prank would be to actually go to the place and check it out, but they wouldn't know that until after they got there and checked out the people.

In what manner did they "check it out"? Did they have a warrant? What judge signed that warrant?

Read the article Marion. One guy called 911 to report a murder and sent the police to the other guys house. The police only knew they had a 911 call that was reporting a murder, and, in cases like that, they have to show up and check things out to make sure everyone is okay.

It's not something that requires a warrant because when the 911 call goes into the police and they think it is real (which they did), they then consider the address listed in the call as an active crime scene where crime is occurring.

They would only know it was fake when they get there and interview the people there.

Or after they shoot an innocent kid dead, amirite?

Like I said, the cops didn't know it was a fake call.

If you were a cop and a 911 dispatcher told you that there was a murder in progress, are you going to stop and ask them if they are sure it's not a prank? No, you are going to head to the call, thinking it's real. And, you are going to be prepared for someone with a weapon, which means your adrenaline is going to be pumping.

The poor kid that was shot had no idea what was going on. All he knew is that a SWAT team showed up at his house for no reason and started beating down the door. And, because he didn't know what was going on, he may not have complied like they told him to, resulting in him getting shot.

And, in most calls like this, the police have to clear the entire house to make sure there are no more dead people or weapons around.

If you want to blame someone, blame the idiot that called SWAT in the first place, not the cops who showed up thinking it was real.

 

[Marion Morrison]

The 4th amendment needs to be more strictly enforced. Fuck Bush-era policies.

Did he stop 9/11? No? Fuck him.

How are you going to do that? The cops don't know that it's a prank call when they get it. And, because of the situation they are called out for, they have to be ready for anything.

The only way they would know it was a prank would be to actually go to the place and check it out, but they wouldn't know that until after they got there and checked out the people.

In what manner did they "check it out"? Did they have a warrant? What judge signed that warrant?

Read the article Marion. One guy called 911 to report a murder and sent the police to the other guys house. The police only knew they had a 911 call that was reporting a murder, and, in cases like that, they have to show up and check things out to make sure everyone is okay.

It's not something that requires a warrant because when the 911 call goes into the police and they think it is real (which they did), they then consider the address listed in the call as an active crime scene where crime is occurring.

They would only know it was fake when they get there and interview the people there.

Or after they shoot an innocent kid dead, amirite?

Like I said, the cops didn't know it was a fake call.

If you were a cop and a 911 dispatcher told you that there was a murder in progress, are you going to stop and ask them if they are sure it's not a prank? No, you are going to head to the call, thinking it's real. And, you are going to be prepared for someone with a weapon, which means your adrenaline is going to be pumping.

The poor kid that was shot had no idea what was going on. All he knew is that a SWAT team showed up at his house for no reason and started beating down the door. And, because he didn't know what was going on, he may not have complied like they told him to, resulting in him getting shot.

And, in most calls like this, the police have to clear the entire house to make sure there are no more dead people or weapons around.

If you want to blame someone, blame the idiot that called SWAT in the first place, not the cops who showed up thinking it was real.

He didn't have to open the door. People that are the midst of committing murders probably usually don't.

Just saying. This is bad police protocol. Let me know if you see something else to disprove that.

They shot an innocent man, he's never coming back. He was probably more of a boy. Would you consider it a justified shooting? I do not.

I consider that some bullshit. They had no right Constitutionally.

 

[Marion Morrison]

The one that made the fake call should do years in prison.

 

[tyroneweaver]

Call of Duty player’s swatting prank results in deadly police shooting of Kansas man

Crazy players and 1 bad apple on swat team leads to death of father of 2
Crazy

 

[JoeMoma]

Call of Duty player’s swatting prank results in deadly police shooting of Kansas man

Crazy players and 1 bad apple on swat team leads to death of father of 2
Crazy

Well Damn!

 

[DarkFury]

Just read about that!

 

[Moonglow]

Nothing to see here, just an assassination by cops..They will b e cleared of any wrongdoing...

 

[mamooth]

Hey, the dude opened the front door of his house to look outside. He was asking for it. At least that's cop logic.

 

[tyroneweaver]

I bet the cops last name is Horiuchi