• whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works
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    22 days ago

    https://www.pcgamer.com/police-kill-kansas-man-while-responding-to-an-alleged-swatting/

    28-year-old Andrew Finch of Wichita, Kansas, was killed last night by police in what appears to have been an incident of “swatting.” Deputy police chief Troy Livingston told the Wichita Eagle that police were responding to a report of a murder and hostage situation at Finch’s home when he came to the front door and was shot.

    USA… when showing up at your door can make you killed by the police…

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      22 days ago

      “This stupid bastard is accused of killing people and taking hostages, and then he just answers the door unarmed and confused? Take him down, boys!”

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          Frankly it’s everyone’s fault for even living in the United States.

          • DanceMomsSavedMe@lemmy.zip
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            Pay me the money to gtfo of here and let me stay with you for 2 months while I collect income for a job so I can get my own place, then.

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                I know, that’s why I stay where I was born at and make life work regardless of how shitty it is, and don’t blame others for things they can’t control like being born into generational poverty in a country they can’t ever afford to get out of.

        • johnyreeferseed@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          There’s another old South Park where the adults are wasted at a meteor watching party. The cops show up because they think it’s a suicide cult and start shooting people leaving the party.

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    I’m generally not one for over-punishing, but I feel like swatting should be heavily punished, like ten years on a roadside chain-gang punished. These little shits should have to give away a chunk of their freedom for trying to kill someone in this way.

  • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    22 days ago

    in one, posted in December 2025, police enter the room and tell him, “You’re getting swatted again.”

    Here’s an idea, how about fucking don’t then

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      /sigh it’s a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation.

      The first time, a heavy response makes sense on their part. They’ve been told an extreme situation is going on. After that, it makes sense to be chill about it, but you can’t just ignore the claim. At the very least you have to check things out.

      Imagine the backlash if a streamer legitimately did kidnap someone and they got loose and called the cops, but the cops were like “lol another swatting incident let’s ignore it.”

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    So he exposed innocent people to SWAT teams, and also ratted out his buddies. What a sterling example of humanity. Enjoy those prison showers.