Amazon Ring cameras used in nationwide ‘swatting’ spree, US Justice Dept. says
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#2Re: Amazon Ring cameras used in nationwide ‘swatting’ spree, US Justice Dept. says
#3I half think this needs a (2020), because even though the article is fresh, the actual incident is two years old.
Re: Amazon Ring cameras used in nationwide ‘swatting’ spree, US Justice Dept. says
#4I hope that at some point swatting becomes a felony akin to attempted murder.
Re: Amazon Ring cameras used in nationwide ‘swatting’ spree, US Justice Dept. says
#5I hope that at some point swatting becomes a felony akin to attempted murder.
Proving attempted murder is very difficult, but "SWATting" already falls under the broad umbrella of 'assault'. It seems like the police are likely guilty of criminal negligence as well.
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#6I hope that at some point swatting becomes a felony akin to attempted murder.
Stopping the swatter doesn't do much, and still allows for people to be swatted.
The thing that needs an overhaul is the decision making on when to actually send out the swat team. It's lazy, expensive, and dangerous to send them out for every opportunity without any investigation
Re: Amazon Ring cameras used in nationwide ‘swatting’ spree, US Justice Dept. says
#7I half think this needs a (2020), because even though the article is fresh, the actual incident is two years old.
I remember hearing about swatting back then, but not with Ring. Perhaps this contains more detail on Ring.
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#8I hope that at some point swatting becomes a felony akin to attempted murder.
Stopping the swatter doesn't do much, and still allows for people to be swatted. The thing that needs an overhaul is the decision making on when to actually send out the swat team. It's lazy, expensive, and dangerous to send them out for every opportunity without any investigation
If the authorities are too slow to respond they get crucified (extreme case: Uvalde, Texas school shooting earlier this year where the cops sat paralyzed while children were actively being murdered by a gunman).
I don't like the five-oh but going the route you're proposing will make some instances much worse with avoidable loss of life.
Re: Amazon Ring cameras used in nationwide ‘swatting’ spree, US Justice Dept. says
#9I hope that at some point swatting becomes a felony akin to attempted murder.
There is indeed a substantial risk with police, but I think it would set a bad precedent to say that death is an expected outcome of being SWATted. Reckless endangerment would be more appropriate. From a quick glance on Wikipedia it has death as a likely outcome, not an expected one like with attempted murder.
Re: Amazon Ring cameras used in nationwide ‘swatting’ spree, US Justice Dept. says
#10I hope that at some point swatting becomes a felony akin to attempted murder.
There is indeed a substantial risk with police, but I think it would set a bad precedent to say that death is an expected outcome of being SWATted. Reckless endangerment would be more appropriate. From a quick glance on Wikipedia it has death as a likely outcome, not an expected one like with attempted murder.
I mean the police should obviously also be charged with murder when they murder someone.