sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agoGuy who swatted Grand Theft Auto 5 star is going to prison for 4 years: 'Won't be swatting anyone anytime soon... and they're coming for the ones he ratted out'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGuy who swatted Grand Theft Auto 5 star is going to prison for 4 years: 'Won't be swatting anyone anytime soon... and they're coming for the ones he ratted out'www.pcgamer.comsanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareVerdorrterpunkt@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoI read a few of those an people didn:t seem to have been killed, am i misunderstanding something? Maybe i was using swatting the wrong way, i kind of connected it to where violence was used as a result of a blind report.
minus-squareWrufieotnak@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoI understood it as swatting in general if somebody made a false accusation and the police raided somebody. Doesnt need to be physical harm involved. Police knocks on the door and ask if everything is alright? -> not (successful) swatting Police breaks down your door and stands in your living room but then leaves after realising you are not a bloodthirsty kidnapper -> swatting Police kills an innocent due to swatting -> swatting in USA
minus-squareVerdorrterpunkt@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoFair enough, i think contextually my argument should be clear though.
I read a few of those an people didn:t seem to have been killed, am i misunderstanding something? Maybe i was using swatting the wrong way, i kind of connected it to where violence was used as a result of a blind report.
I understood it as swatting in general if somebody made a false accusation and the police raided somebody. Doesnt need to be physical harm involved.
Police knocks on the door and ask if everything is alright? -> not (successful) swatting
Police breaks down your door and stands in your living room but then leaves after realising you are not a bloodthirsty kidnapper -> swatting
Police kills an innocent due to swatting -> swatting in USA
Fair enough, i think contextually my argument should be clear though.