Family says son killed by police in ‘swatting’ was unarmed, didn’t play video games

Yes. It is safer in your castle.

 

The pay goes hand in hand with what it is,... unskilled labor and in company training.

 

Cry me a river.

"Fly the airplane!"

If a taxi is given the wrong address does it grant freedom to crash into pedestrians?

As a pilot if I'm diverted to another field and I absolved if I run out of fuel?

The cops here failed, they crashed the airplane.

 

Only law enforcement should be trusted with guns!

 

I agree but was the swat team wearing cameras? The mother said the police gave no verbal warning. So unless there's evidence of this the police can make up any story they like.

 

The policeman who fired appears guilty of the unlawful taking of a life as does the doxxer.

 

OMG I'm agreeing with this one here. hell must be cold today.

 

The cops SURE didn't take MY swatting seriously. They would NOT investigate the source.

 

No what a lie by omission is?

 

Lived it. I was shocked awake. Bashing on door. Look thru peep, see three cops. Crack door, and say I want a warrant. They say, get outta the way, or well bash thru. All the time, with three guns up my nose.

They lied, said they heard a woman cry for fifteen minutes. Caller said I bashed woman into walls for an hour. I had been alone, and asleep for three hours.

Cop asked who I had in my crawlspace, I said no one. He asked again, I said, Jimmy Hoffa. He says, OK smartass, now I get to search further. If I were black, or in a poor area, I WOULD BE DEAD.

 

Not if the guy refused their orders and kept moving his hands to his waist. The police were acting on the report of a hostage situation with one person already shot in the head and others in imminent danger. The guy who made the prank call is responsible.

 

You do understand that there is only the cops word that he didn't respond to orders?

 

Not by any reasonable view of events.

 

Nice sarcasm!

 

And? Does that automatically mean it is not true? Does that lend automatic reasonable doubt?

 

That's pretty good advice when facing a police interaction especially is they have their weapons drawn because they are answering a call of a hostage situation with one victim already shot in the head and others in imminent danger.

 

You think you have a right to refuse to comply with police orders just because you are in your own home?

 

The guy had no gun. The whole thing was a hoax. And the cops killed a totally innocent human being. It that really too hard to understand?

 

Except of course none of that was true.

 

Had he been searched? No. If he refused to comply with orders in that situation it was a shot situation the police had probable cause someone was gravely injured and others in imminent threat. Do you believe police are not to respond to such situations? If there person who present themselves refuses to comply with orders are the police supposed to just leave?

 

No that is what the police were doing. The call they received was of a hostage situation with one victim already shot in the head and others in imminent danger.

 

Yes. They never saw a gun. You got a gun on someone you can actually wait a bit to see if the actually draw a weapon. This isn't rocket science it is simple physics. You have him in your sights if he actually somehow goes to his waistband and draws a gun you have the time it takes him ito raise it and fire as your advantage. It ain't like he was holding at his side or was a quick draw artist.

 

They don't have to to react because by then it is too late.

 

Yeah and the guy opened the door with no gun and the cops murdered him. And of course the house was soaked with imaginary gasoline which the cops were too stupid to notice wasn't there. You can really only excuse cop stupidity so far and then it become laughable.

 

Don't be stupid. I have a gun on you. You cannot Draw your gun from the waist, bring it to firing position, and pull the trigger faster than I can pull the trigger and kill you.