Swatting has become a lot more common than what some realize. What happened at the end of 2017 has finally seen justice get dispensed. Tyler Barriss is set to serve a 20 year sentence for an incident of swatting that led to the death of a man in Wichita, Kansas.
For a quick synopsis, two guys were arguing over a 1.50 bet in Call of Duty and Barriss decided to do some swatting and gave an address. Unfortunately, police shot and killed Andrew Finch, the victim of the prank who had no involvement with the game or the people involved. Just a bad situation that turned deadly. Combined with previous incidents and this, it's a surprise Barriss didn't get more time. Considering his past, this should hopefully set a precedent.
I read something that the Finch family was trying to get justice on the cops. I feel sorry for them, but these swattings typically involve saying that the person has done something very bad. As much as some would want to see cops have some restraint, when you hear about a man killing his father and looking to set his house on fire, what are they supposed to do? There are real life situations where that does occur. They can't take these false reports lightly because what if it was true? Honestly, cops are in lose lose situations, and this is one of those times where that was the case.
As far as the punishment fitting the crime, it is. I would hope it scares people, but I put serious doubt into that. Until then, it could go either way.
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