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Linux dev swatted and handcuffed live during a development video stream — perps remain unidentified (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 3 months ago by BrikoX to c/linux

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René Rebe, a 25-year veteran of Free and Open-Source Software development, was swatted and taken in for questioning.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

From the link's comments, someone thought: "The police (no matter the country involved here) went way over the top on this. An anonymous e-mail is nowhere near enough evidence to go arresting/detaining someone without a thorough investigation first. The only possible exceptions being domestic violence, child abuse or a homicide in progress."