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Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 9:50 pm
by philip964
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:34 am
by mamabearCali
Those who do these things need to be arrested for attempted murder, because that is what it is. They are attempting to use the police as hired hit men (not the LEO's fault).
Let few callow youths be sentenced to a prison stint publicly and see if that sinks in. I'd be in favor of a public beating, but alas we don't do that anymore.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:52 am
by VMI77
And if anyone is killed as a result, they should get the death penalty.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:07 am
by mamabearCali
Absolutely!
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:41 am
by TVGuy
VMI77 wrote:And if anyone is killed as a result, they should get the death penalty.
I would think they would be charged with murder if/when they were caught.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:43 pm
by victory
The cops?
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 12:46 pm
by The Annoyed Man
TVGuy wrote:VMI77 wrote:And if anyone is killed as a result, they should get the death penalty.
I would think they would be charged with murder if/when they were caught.
victory wrote:The cops?
No, the person who phoned in the bogus call.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:19 pm
by mamabearCali
victory wrote:The cops?
Of course not! The wretches that made the bogus phone call.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:27 pm
by TVGuy
mamabearCali wrote:victory wrote:The cops?
Of course not! The wretches that made the bogus phone call.
Exactly, I'm not sure what the callers would be charged with, but I'm sure the DA would do everything in their power to find a way to make it a felony. Once that's the case, any deaths as a result of their actions would be grounds for a murder charge.
Similar to what's being discussed here:
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Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 2:55 pm
by VMI77
TVGuy wrote:mamabearCali wrote:victory wrote:The cops?
Of course not! The wretches that made the bogus phone call.
Exactly, I'm not sure what the callers would be charged with, but I'm sure the DA would do everything in their power to find a way to make it a felony. Once that's the case, any deaths as a result of their actions would be grounds for a murder charge.
Similar to what's being discussed here:
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Maybe something like conspiracy to commit murder for the call, and 1st degree murder if anyone (can we also make it "special circumstances"), cop or citizen, gets killed.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 4:47 pm
by TomV
If it can be found who made the calls, I think they should be billed for the full expense of the call out. If they kids or their parents cannot afford to pay, then garnish wages, community service, make them work it off. There are plenty of things to do.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:16 pm
by philip964
Doesn't 911 have caller I D. If it is blocked, shouldn't the 911 operator ask more questions, or at least tell the police responding it is from a blocked call. I thought they could pin point where a call was from.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:41 pm
by Jim Beaux
philip964 wrote:Doesn't 911 have caller I D. If it is blocked, shouldn't the 911 operator ask more questions, or at least tell the police responding it is from a blocked call. I thought they could pin point where a call was from.
Using VoIP & or computer programs enables a caller to "spoof" his outgoing number and location. Many solicitors are now disguising their caller ID's this way.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 9:21 am
by Abraham
I think, not entirely sure, wages can't be 'garnished' in Texas.
Re: Swating in Houston, fool me once, fool me twice
Posted: Sat Sep 20, 2014 7:13 pm
by Dragonfighter
Abraham wrote:I think, not entirely sure, wages can't be 'garnished' in Texas.
Civilly they can't unless you are the IRS. Criminally I believe there is great latitude.