Swatting is so fucked up. They need to enact a law that swatting is charged with attempted murder, a count for every victim in the house at the time.
Although most swatting hasn't resulted in shots fired, the situation is extremely tense and filled with confusion, so it's extremely risky for anyone being swatted.
From the police perspective, it's very hard to contain the situation and establish that it is a prank without putting officers at risk. The other part of the solution is to have proper training for first responders to establish some sort of uniform protocol.
It's not a simple problem to solve because when they are dealing with a potential life or death situation, time is critical. I really think someone that would have someone swatted should face life-changing penalties.
Even in the most dire circumstances, I don't really think more than a dozen armored soldiers with military grade weapons are reasonable tbh
They never know what they are getting into nor do they know the location. Having 12 show up makes it so you are less likely to get shot. If it was one or two people showing up to an unknown potentially hostile situation, how twitchy do you think they would be compared to knowing they have cover and someone watching their back and all unknown locations covered?
I'm not certain that you need such extreme military grade force combined with extreme violent rhetoric and assault of people doesn't really bode well for any real excuses IMO
While I agree with you, I also see the other perspective, I am sure whatever they called in was life or death or they wouldn’t have taken such an response. From a military strategy and safety of the team point of view, there is a safety in numbers and fire power. There is no way they knew there wasn’t a cartel or gang hidden there or who knows what else. It sounds stupid but I’m many parts of the country it is closer to reality.
When they stepped foot on your property, they are likely scared and confused as well.
Not saying it is right, and it should happen, just that there is sound logic behind it.
Fair enough, I can perhaps understand that to a point, though. When they get to the point where they threaten to kill an elderly woman, though... nah.
yeah, that's fucked up. They are about control, and as you said in your video, a lot of times they give conflicting orders. There needs to be more training. But the real villain is the one who did the swatting, they should pay a price that will scar them for life.