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Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges

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242 points LinuxBender | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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hereforcomments ◴[18 Nov 24 03:01 UTC] No.42169355[source]▶
In Europe this would have been a completely different story. It's highly unlikely (compared to the US) that a SWAT team equivalent would kill anyone. The guy could have got away with 5-7 years max. I know it's a museum, but I prefer to live here.
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1. ICameToComment ◴[19 Nov 24 12:00 UTC] No.42182498[source]▶
Nevertheless European, especially German police, is obviously also prone to go all in without establishing any kind of context. One email is sufficient.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41550043