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NC: Police worry prank SWAT calls could lead to deaths
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When Woody Woodworth's wife told him someone was lurking in the dark outside their Apex home, he armed himself in self-defense.
"She's like, 'There's people in the yard dressed in black, scurrying around,'" Woodworth said.
After spotting two men behind a tree, Woodworth grabbed his gun.
"I grab my shotgun and I head down the stairs," he said. "I headed down the front stairs and they're like, 'Put the gun down. It's the SWAT team.'"
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mickey
(4/30/2015)
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"If someone made a 'swatting' call, and officers responded and they kill the homeowner," he said, "I think they're responsible for that death, and I think, legally, they committed murder."
Yes, clearly the cops in your hypothetical story committed murder, but I believe the caller is culpable too, at least as an accessory before the fact or conspirator. |
| Comment by:
teebonicus
(4/30/2015)
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Perhaps a policy change is in order, you know, like not mounting a raid without verifying the source of the "tip"?
Ya THINK???? |
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