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To: wyowolf

Brace your but, things are going to get a lot less friendly out there. Daily Mail seems to want to sensationalize this story from the beginning. Bakersfield news still has a somewhat open mind on the story. Could this have been a SWATTING incident? Perhaps the caller is more responsible than the cops. Answering a call of a man with a gun in the current climate is going to result in the shooting of lots of folks who are either unwilling or unable to comply with commands.


22 posted on 12/13/2016 7:45:44 AM PST by Steamburg (Other people's money is the only language a politician respects; starve the bastards)
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To: Steamburg

And if the man in question has dementia?

Why weren’t tasers used? They found no gun at the scene.

Cops should keep in mind reports from the field aren’t always accurate.


25 posted on 12/13/2016 7:48:23 AM PST by goldstategop ((In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever))
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To: Steamburg

Swatting??


28 posted on 12/13/2016 7:49:27 AM PST by wyowolf (Be ware when the preachers take over the Republican party...)
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To: Steamburg
Could this have been a SWATTING incident? Perhaps the caller is more responsible than the cops.

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That's very possible.

29 posted on 12/13/2016 7:49:55 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Steamburg

What’s a “swatting incident”?


35 posted on 12/13/2016 7:59:50 AM PST by Gay State Conservative (Deplorables' Lives Matter)
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To: Steamburg

I was wondering about SWATting. More info on this handy witness might be useful...

http://abc7chicago.com/news/unarmed-elderly-man-with-dementia-fatally-shot-by-police-family-says/1653792/


62 posted on 12/13/2016 8:38:38 AM PST by mewzilla (I'll vote for the first guy who promises to mail in his SOTU addresses.)
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To: Steamburg
Could this have been a SWATTING incident? Perhaps the caller is more responsible than the cops.

Yes, it could have been a swatting incident. The police must consider that possibility, and they must be held responsible for their actions.

"responsible" = answering for

68 posted on 12/13/2016 8:59:27 AM PST by heartwood (If you're looking for a </sarc tag>, you just saw it.)
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