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Man Gets 20 Years for Deadly "Swatting" Hoax:
Tyler Barriss has shown little remorse for the death of Andrew Finch.
Tyler Barriss, whose hoax call to Wichita police led to the shooting death of an innocent man, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Associated Press reports. The sentence in Kansas federal court is a stark reminder of the serious consequences of the deadly prank called "swatting."
The December 2017 death of Andrew Finch began with an online feud over a Call of Duty game. Casey Viner, then around 18 years old, allegedly recruited Barriss to "swat" the Wichita home of Shane Gaskill, who was about 19. Barriss called Wichita police pretending to be a deranged man with a gun holding members of his family hostage, giving what he believed was the target's address.
As Barriss expected, the police responded by dispatching a SWAT team. But Gaskill lied to Barriss about where he lived. As a result, police surrounded a home occupied by the Finch family, which had nothing to do with the online dispute.
When 28-year-old Andrew Finch opened his front door, a police officer shot him. The officer later said he saw Finch reaching for his waist and feared he had a gun. In reality, Finch was unarmed.
[...] In April, the incarcerated Barriss briefly gained access to the Internet—and he took the opportunity to demonstrate that he had learned nothing from his time behind bars.
"All right, now who was talking shit?" he tweeted on April 6, 2018. "Your ass is about to get swatted."
[...] Prosecutors decided not to charge the police officer who shot Finch.
With good behavior, he could get something like 30 months off his sentence. Something tells me he might have difficulty with that "good behavior" part.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday March 30 2019, @08:02PM (4 children)
I’m in Oregon. Can I go to a service or help with one.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 31 2019, @12:10AM
Was there any death notice in the Oregonian?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday March 31 2019, @05:47AM (2 children)
Pretty much this.
One of ours - one of our greatest - has fallen.
We should not forget. And per his wishes, we should fight his third death.
MDC MDC MDC; oh wayback machine, record this: MDC was here, just days ago, and is with us still in ways.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 01 2019, @02:03AM (1 child)
MDC watches over us from the Summerland. His work is done for now, and he is at peace in the lifestream until it is time to return and become new life.
(Score: 2) by Freeman on Monday April 01 2019, @05:13PM
That almost sounded right, as if he wrote it. Which I'm not sure, is a compliment, considering some of his raving. Quite unfortunate about his untimely demise, though.
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"