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by rwz 2486 days ago
I don't understand why the police has to react to an anonymous calls the way they do in the first place.

Is there a legitimate case where you'd need to call in a SWAT team and remain anonymous at the same time? Seems like if you're legit concerned about the situation, you should have no problem proving your details that could be traced back to you. If you wish to remain anonymous, then your call should be deprioritized and so maybe they send a nearby patrolling officer to investigate the situation before sending SWAT team.
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flukus 2486 days ago
I'd imagine gun control/culture plays a big part in it. Police have a right to look after their own safety and in a country with so many guns floating around that means swat teams become necessary.

In countries with no guns and/or better gun control the police don't even need to be armed with deadly weapons.

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rwz 2485 days ago
No, I get the necessity of deployed armed SWAT units every time there's a risk of gun violence and stuff, I don't understand why an anonymous call warrants such a response.

I wonder if there's some kind of metrics available breaking down how often an anonymous calls amount to something real vs abuse of system.

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