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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes Jan 1

    A fatal “swatting” episode in Kansas raises the question of who is to blame for a prank gone horribly wronghttp://nyti.ms/2DKBlYK 

    10:16 AM - 1 Jan 2018
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    165 replies 104 retweets 188 likes
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      2. Leftie Lib‏ @liberal_leftie Jan 1
        Replying to @nytimes

        A prank is putting shaving foam on a friend's hand while he sleeps. Sending armed and twitchy police to someones house resulting in a man's death is not. At all.

        4 replies 6 retweets 73 likes
      3. Texanna52‏ @Texanna52 Jan 1
        Replying to @liberal_leftie @nytimes

        You are so right. If everybody under the sun wasn't allowed to purchase assault rifles that can shoot 60 rounds at a time, the police might not be so twitchy. What ever happened to talking someone down? No one even tries anymore.They could've found out it was a prank call.

        6 replies 2 retweets 20 likes
      4. Leftie Lib‏ @liberal_leftie Jan 1
        Replying to @Texanna52 @nytimes

        Let's be honest, American police have always been known to be trigger happy even when you couldn't buy AR-15s from Wal-Mart and bump stocks with next day delivery on the internet.

        3 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
      5. A.J.Mic‏ @AJMic7 Jan 1
        Replying to @liberal_leftie @Texanna52 @nytimes

        There are some countries that average cops don't carry guns, they may kick your ass but you'll live,they don't face 350 million legal guns and millions more made in garages that arent registered,we had 128 officers die in 2017 and 2000 unarmed citizens on behalf gun rights

        1 reply 8 retweets 9 likes
      6. Schmoo 📎‏ @smilon713 Jan 1
        Replying to @AJMic7 @liberal_leftie and

        There are approximately 90 armed civilians for every armed police officer in the US.

        0 replies 2 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Bad John Brown‏ @BadJohnBrown Jan 1
        Replying to @nytimes

        1. The officer who shot and killed and unarmed man. 2. Everyone who was involved in selected, calling, and putting the fake SWAT call in motion. All should be charged, tried, and convicted.

        8 replies 4 retweets 59 likes
      3. Nan‏ @NanInKansas Jan 1
        Replying to @BadJohnBrown @nytimes

        I haven't seen anyone mention it yet - Why didn't Wichita PD first use a hostage negotiator? or at least attempt to phone the house or use a bullhorn before they sent the SWAT Team to the door? It seems they knew before they went there that they would shoot to kill.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Bad John Brown‏ @BadJohnBrown Jan 1
        Replying to @NanInKansas @nytimes

        I think the victim came to his front door to see what the commotion was. Not sure SWAT came to his actual door yet. Still, they basically shot a man looking outside to see what SWAT was gathering for. He was clearly no threat and they killed him because they were scared.

        2 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      5. Nan‏ @NanInKansas Jan 1
        Replying to @BadJohnBrown @nytimes

        Oh, I see. The early report I read said that the victim answered his door, so I assumed there was a knock.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Nan‏ @NanInKansas Jan 1
        Replying to @NanInKansas @BadJohnBrown @nytimes

        They have arrested the caller, who has a criminal history.http://beta.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-swatting-suspect-20171230-story.html …

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Carol Lloyd Neill‏ @1864house Jan 1
        Replying to @nytimes

        The caller certainly broke the law and is to blame, but the trained professionals who did not accurately assess the situation and acted impulsively bear greater responsibility.

        3 replies 2 retweets 47 likes
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      2. Blue Tide Rising‏ @roseshasteen Jan 1
        Replying to @nytimes

        Let's not call "swatting" a "prank". It is a false police report. If it is not a crime, it should be.

        1 reply 2 retweets 26 likes
      3. A.J.Mic‏ @AJMic7 Jan 1
        Replying to @roseshasteen @nytimes

        It is a crime , however less officers die in the line of duty every year in the last 20 but more civilians are killed so the police are becoming more aggressive about solving things with bullets, no matter who dies or pulls the trigger from guns, even 1 is too many .

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. Nai Mei‏ @naimeiyao Jan 1
        Replying to @nytimes

        The guy who called in the swatting is 100% to blame. The cops may have made horrible mistakes but they were acting in good faith and would never have been put into that position if it wasn’t for a malicious swatter.

        4 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      3. Bad John Brown‏ @BadJohnBrown Jan 1
        Replying to @naimeiyao @nytimes

        The cop shot an unarmed man. That is criminal. Even if it *had* been a hostage situation, you can't just execute unarmed people. The police are most certainly guilty here as well. Do no absolve their criminal acts.

        2 replies 1 retweet 14 likes
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      2. Markiplier Five Nights At Freddys Reaction Sped Up‏ @goodbye_avery Jan 1
        Replying to @nytimes

        the caller and the cops, duh

        1 reply 1 retweet 12 likes
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      1. Left Field Notes‏ @Manigarm Jan 1
        Replying to @nytimes

        I would humbly request the removal of the word "prank" here. Falsely calling an armed, militarized police force to the home of someone who disagrees with you on the internet is not a "prank." It's terrorism.

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