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I got SWAT'ed and handcuffed live while Linux development streaming! (www.youtube.com)

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[–] [email protected] 86 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Really hope they find the caller and bring him to court. I mean both streamer and police are the victims here.

At least it hasn't been a actual SEK unit (SWAT in Germany) they look more like normal patrol officers. But nevertheless it's unacceptable.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Narrator voice: they didn't

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Swatting in Europe isn't really virulent as police agencies have safeguards against false calls. There was a case of high-profile swatting in the UK, cops softly banged the door and didn't brandish the guns so fast unlike in America.