> The alternative is that police come into a scenario potentially unequipped to handle an actual violent situation.
Police are now trained to treat EVERY situation as potentially violent, no matter how innocuous or factually safe. They assume everyone they interact with is a lethal threat.
> I think the real solution is that SWAT teams need to be especially trained on the fact that swatting is a thing, and to try to recognize when they're in a swatting incident.
That would require humility, which police don't have, because again they are trained to immediately escalate and use violence to control every situation.
Police are now trained to treat EVERY situation as potentially violent, no matter how innocuous or factually safe. They assume everyone they interact with is a lethal threat.
> I think the real solution is that SWAT teams need to be especially trained on the fact that swatting is a thing, and to try to recognize when they're in a swatting incident.
That would require humility, which police don't have, because again they are trained to immediately escalate and use violence to control every situation.