People complain about the social media “mob” (and there are issues) but the core problem here is that even after such videos, people like her aren’t ever prosecuted. It’s clearly a false and malicious report, a crime, and it seems like she’s trying to get him “killed-by-cop.”https://twitter.com/NYDailyNews/status/1265090833138810881 …
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Why only focus on the online part? Police came looking for "possible assault" because she faked being in danger—a black man suspected of *assault* with binoculars in his hand is a moment away from becoming a hashtag. This is swatting-adjacent. Swatters have had 20 year sentences.pic.twitter.com/2wi8LLBkSA
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Let's say everything is exactly as it appears and as it's been reported today, and that what she did meets the elements of a crime in NY, what do you think her punishment should be?
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What’s on the books? That’s the process. Not a personal decision.
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We understand the term "suicide by cop". We should recognise that "murder by cop" is also a thing. SWATting is shorter, and the more recognised term, so I'd argue that her actions aren't "SWATting-adjacent" but just SWATting.
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