Archived 15 year-old prankster sentenced to 25 years for swatting, blamed for SWAT team overreacting and shooting someone (voat.co)
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Archived 15 year-old prankster sentenced to 25 years for swatting, blamed for SWAT team overreacting and shooting someone (voat.co)
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[–] InnocentBystander 8 points 12 points 20 points (+20|-8) ago
I approve in this case. A swat team is an undisciplined club. It is not a tool of precision. Unless that kid was retarded he knew he was putting lives in danger. It also makes it clear to any future swatters that this is not acceptable.
Personally I do not have a problem with harsh punishments in cases of clear guilt that endanger innocents.
The shithead did this for lols because he was butt-hurt over losing a game. That is the kind of person I would rather not have on the street.
Throw away the key.
[–] InnatelyAcidic 6 points -4 points 2 points (+2|-6) ago
Yeah, I'm sure as a 15 year old, you never did anything fucking stupid, without a second thought to the potential repercussions of said action. How could you? You're perfection incarnate after all. Right?
You stink of 'holier than thou prick.'
I'd argue that there's a reasonable expectation for police officers; Special Weapons And Tactics, no less, to only use deadly force if the situation demands it; to be able to assess the situation, and administer the appropriate level of force necessary, in an extremely short amount of time. How can a kid be expected to, basically, be clairvoyant?
Did he deserve punishment? Yes, absolutely. When did the concept of a minor not bring judged as harshly as an adult, except in the most heinous of circumstances?
[–] Slyboots ago
The difference between my dumb action as a 15 year and his is that I did it to myself, he did it to innocent people. Not to mention I know calling fake 911 is illegal and can give me jail time. I may have did stupid shit as a 15 year old but I wasnt that fucking retarded and he def doesnt deserve freedom if he was the cause of someones death. But the story isnt true so lets move on
[–] InnocentBystander 2 points 0 points 2 points (+2|-2) ago
Sure I did. And I paid the price. So should he, if this had been a real story.
Ouch, your ass must be burning hot. Why do you let the fact that other people have other views make you so angry? Must be a sad world you live in.