The man who was killed, wasn't even a gamer. This swatting culture needs to die and die fast. The kid responsible for this should be charged with involuntary manslaughter. I knew somebody was going to get killed doing this shit and it finally happened. What's worse to me is this man lost his life over nothing.. a fucking video game he didn't even own. All because some kid was a sore loser.. smh. I really hope they track down this kid and arrest him. He needs to be made the example.
"Beliefs don't change facts. Facts, if you're reasonable, should change your beliefs."
"The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."
Currently: Games Audio Engineer, you didn't hear what I heard, you heard what I wanted you to hear.
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"The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."
Currently: Games Audio Engineer, you didn't hear what I heard, you heard what I wanted you to hear.
I hope that the investigation leads to a conviction of the guy in LA and a thorough investigation of how the hell he was shot in the first place. There seems to be a disconnect between the mother's story and the police version.
Seriously though -- this guy needs to be imprisoned. He's also been arrested in the past for calling in a bomb threat both to a CoD tournament and to an LA-area television station.
Maybe this will FINALLY bring cyberbullying to the forefront for aggressive prosecution.
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This kid gave a random address, that means others do it also, which means any of us could die to this prank..
Please parents please teach your kids how to lose.
"The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."
Currently: Games Audio Engineer, you didn't hear what I heard, you heard what I wanted you to hear.
I do not believe one second the police version. The mother is telling the truth. Imagine the police show up at your door, would your first reaction be to grab a imaginary gun and open the door reaching for your waist? really? That's the story they came with. smh..
Police. Are. Trigger. Happy.
But still..None of this happens without that idiotic kid
"The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."
Currently: Games Audio Engineer, you didn't hear what I heard, you heard what I wanted you to hear.
"The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."
Currently: Games Audio Engineer, you didn't hear what I heard, you heard what I wanted you to hear.
now this.. omg
Too bad body worn cameras have proved you false in most cases. People should instead follow directions and not do stupid stuff.
I thought about that question when I heard about this case. I guess it's just something you don't really think about, happens out of instinct.
The fact some people are focusing on law enforcement in this thread is really disturbing and clearly proves you have no idea what law enforcement deal with day in & day out. The reality of this situation is this, Some basement dweller thought it would be funny to have swat team show up on this mans door and got him killed, Thats all there is to it.
Im not one for "making a example of someone" "Or sending a message" but in this case IT NEEDS TO BE DONE. Hopefully a murder charge against the caller will put a scare into the Millennial Brats calling these things in.
Also these idiotic streamers like Ice Poisden need to stop encouraging this kind of behavior with "Im on the corner of 54th and 7th st but dont dox or swat me guys"...... Its all part of his shtick and encourages this kind of behavior
God i sound old..........
Aloha Mr Hand !
I remember railing some guy to the walls constantly in Q3A and he told me I must have a fat mom. Man, can't believe that I even miss the venting of the old times.
Do you not see how many people are killed without cause and yes on body camera? You actually think a body camera stops police from killing people? You probably also think the people getting killed are isolated cases even though its thousands a year.
Im not even going to unpack what you said, just google it. There are so many cases where police kill innocents especially Black Men and get away with it that its laughable. Its easy to get away with murder when the DA wont even take the case to trial.
"Follow Directions" ? "Not do stupid stuff"? HUH? What did this guy do that was stupid and wasnt following directions.. furthermore what did he do that deemed a police officer to open fire on him at his house? I'll wait for this because I know you are gonna try to deflect.
There are so MANY cases where the police say put your hands up, the man puts his hands up, police still shoot, they always say some bullshit like "i was scared." or "I smelled weed" as if somehow it justifies not following the ROE and shooting an unarmed man. You do realize that even if you don't follow directions, an officer cannot shoot you if you pose no threat. The most they can do is taser. They cannot shoot you with a caliber weapon.
I already know what your comment is about and what you are eluding to but Im going to leave that for you to deal with on your own.
Wrong is wrong period, stop justifying the bullshit and blaming the victims.
Edit: I really hate when people try to make themselves look smart by saying dumb shit.
"The Society that separates its scholars from its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting by fools."
Currently: Games Audio Engineer, you didn't hear what I heard, you heard what I wanted you to hear.
Murder would be a stretch, I could only see them charging him with that unless they plan on reducing the charges later (in most cases the prosecution will charge the highest they think they can get, just because it's better leverage in general). I can easily see them go for involuntary manslaughter, maybe even negligent homicide.
The family of the victim will definitely win in civil court at least. Wrongful death pays a lot more than $1.50
Win what though? The guy is probably some loser living in his parent's basement.
They can easily get this guy for manslaughter, no matter what he needs to be made an example of.