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Online gamers have said in multiple Twitter posts that the shooting of a man Thursday night by Wichita police was the result of a “swatting” hoax involving two gamers.
Swatting happened when someone makes a call to a police department with a false story of an ongoing crime – often with killing or hostages involved – in an attempt to draw a large number of police officers to a particular address.
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On Twitter, more than a dozen people who identified themselves as being in the gaming community told The Eagle that a feud between two Call of Duty players sparked one to initiate a “swatting” call.
After news began to spread about what happened Thursday night, the people in the gaming community, through Twitter posts, pointed at two gamers.
originally posted by: DerBeobachter
I bet in almost every other country on earth the police wouldn´t have killed the man!
originally posted by: DerBeobachter
I bet in almost every other country on earth the police wouldn´t have killed the man!
originally posted by: Subaeruginosa
a reply to: worldstarcountry
Prove what statement exactly?
If you get jail time here (or in most countries I'm aware of), then its because you've done something which is considered by the courts to be a very serious offence, rather than a "misdemeanor".
Its just basic common knowledge.