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While I get your point, I kept wondering why the police would continue harassing him while reading the article. I came up with two reasons: - Inflated incidenc
by _notreallyme_ 3y ago
While I get your point, I kept wondering why the police would continue harassing him while reading the article. I came up with two reasons:
- Inflated incidence response, probably help for asking more budget
- "real-life situation" field training
In any case, I wouldn't say the terrorism comes directly from the police, but from the stalkers. The police might benefit from the situation, however.
- kiallmacinnes 3y agoIt's far more likely to be "not allowed to ignore a serious* call out" than a budget or training conspiracy... *Serious as in, supposed shootings / murders / kidnappings etc - not serious as in "a legitimate call out"
- jstarfish 3y agoIt adds to the count of incidents responded to. Given that they don't actually encounter anything I doubt it'll justify purchasing of a departmental M1 Abrams but I could see it being spun for negotiation of additional SWAT officer hours or a new training facility or something. There are plenty of YouTubers swatted whose response is significantly downgraded after 2 or 3 false calls. I think DarkSydePhil just gets a welfare check (no pun intended) at this point.
- joelegner 3y agoEach incident also likely boosts their numbers, justifying why they need budget for their SWAT program. Or as Upton Sinclair put it, “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”