What I remember was that the cop thought the man reached for a weapon. He hadn't, of course. The man didn't have a clue. I don't recall for sure but I think there was a big payout to his family. I'll have to do a little research.
Edited to add... the accident part was that the swatter had the wrong address.
""A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul" ~George Bernard Shaw
FindersKeepers (07-09-2022)
Same thing has happened to Tim Pool. In fact, it's happened more than once.
And this should be a reminder to conservatives that at any moment, the cops can break down your door for no legit reason and kill your ass. And they'll get away with it, too. Luckily, that didn't happen this time, but others have not been so lucky.
Power always thinks it has a great soul, and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. And that it is doing God service when it is violating all His laws.
--John Adams
MisterVeritis (07-09-2022)
There are two parts to this story. The more obvious part is the degenerate leftist sickos who do this kind of thing. But arguably just as important, if not more important, is the police state. The idea that armed government agents could kick down your door at any moment, for basically any reason they decide, would have been totally unthinkable to the founding generation. Easy to forget that part of the revolution was fought to keep the government from quartering troops in people's homes. But quartering troops in homes is a far cry from them having the power to break down your door and shoot you like a dog, for no legitimate reason whatsoever, merely because the government agent in question, who had no right to be on your property in the first place, claimed they were scared. Fact is, if there were no police state, there would be no threat of swatting. Leftist weirdos would have to find some other way to try and hurt their political opponents.
Power always thinks it has a great soul, and vast views, beyond the comprehension of the weak. And that it is doing God service when it is violating all His laws.
--John Adams
MisterVeritis (07-09-2022)