a SWAT to the head

[cluebyfour]

Damn.  I was positively giddy when I saw the headline on Slashdot:

Man Hacks 911 System, Sends SWAT on Bogus Raid

Now HERE'S a revolutionary! I thought.  But I was disappointed after reading the story:

Officers apprehended and cuffed the resident and his wife, identified as Stacy B. It was moments later they learned the call was false, said Lt.

Comments

[ms_cantrell]

that could have been a great prank. too bad he blew it :-(

[cluebyfour]

Yep. I have no issue with wasting government resources as long as no one is harmed, but this could very well have ended in tragedy.

[ilcylic]

Yeah. Now sending them to the Chief of Police's house, with a no-knock for machine guns and kilos of cocaine, that would have been funny.