sanitation@lemmy.today to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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 · 6 days agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squareFlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoI’m generally not one for over-punishing, but I feel like swatting 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.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoThey should get the same punishment as someone would for attempted murder. Because essentially that’s what they’re doing.
minus-squareSoloCritical@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days ago10 years for attempted premeditated murder? Let’s rethink those numbers?
I’m generally not one for over-punishing, but I feel like swatting 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.
They should get the same punishment as someone would for attempted murder. Because essentially that’s what they’re doing.
Fair point.
10 years for attempted premeditated murder? Let’s rethink those numbers?