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It'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 / k

It'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 ago
It 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.