This is an amazing top comment. Like maybe almost anything. So many better options. For one if I were the subject of this harassment I would prefer the cops to never come.

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creato an hour ago | parent | next [-]

This is just handing harassers a foolproof method for avoiding police intervention if they wanted to harass (or worse) in person.

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pixl97 an hour ago | parent [-]

Attempting to target a person that is being harassed is a great way to end up under a tombstone. Swatters are scared ass punks that play games with other peoples lives and not their own.

	▲	hakunin 39 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		All you're saying is that likelihood of swatters committing additional crime is low, but there is still likelihood. There can be others taking advantage of this situation (or also mad at the couple), who are in fact willing to commit more serious crimes. Serious crimes are generally a low percentage stat in society overall, which is part of the reason why it's so hard to judge "oh, this isn't serious". Most police encounters aren't, except the ones that are.

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mrmuagi an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The swatters then can exploit this to commit crimes against the person, no?

	▲	pixl97 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Swatters are little bitches on the internet in some other state hiding behind proxies, not some hardened criminals. Going to peoples houses and committing crimes is a risky proposition that could end up with you injured or dead. Hence why these types play games with law enforcement to put other peoples lives in danger rather than their own.

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what an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

You would prefer that cops never respond to a call for your address? What happens when you actually need them?

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patcon an hour ago | parent | next [-]

I can't understand why so many people are replying like this. This part of the public service is for quality of life and security. If someone has more of those without the "service", of course they'd want to call it off and assume the risk.

Who cares if police don't show up during the 1 in 100,000 lifetimes chance you need a swat team, when you're getting harassed weekly.

	▲	hakunin 44 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Police is not like most services, where you can hire and fire them at will. If you (or anyone else) called police to complain about a domestic situation, once they're involved, you are no longer in control of when they get uninvolved. I'm not saying "this is good" or "bad", but it is how it was setup, and there were good reasons for this.
	▲	rectang 37 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		The dedication to being unreasonable is truly impressive. A history of dozens of false alarms changes nothing? The only response possible, forever, even if it happens every day, is full SWAT?

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bdangubic an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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fwip an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Personally, if I need them, I'll drive down to the cop store and let them know myself. Probably get there a lot quicker than the average cop-response time, too.