re: Police Arrest Teen Said to Be Linked to Hundreds of Swatting Attacks

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During an online dispute between Casey Viner and Shane Gaskill, regarding the video game Call of Duty: WWII, Viner threatened to have Gaskill swatted. Gaskill responded by giving him a false address for his residence, one that was occupied by an uninvolved person, Andrew Finch. Viner then asked Tyler Barriss to make the required fraudulent call to initiate the swatting. Wichita Police responded to the address, and as Finch was exiting his house, police officer Justin Rapp fatally shot him.

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Sentence

Barriss

20 years in prison (parole possible after 17 years and 1 month)[1] plus $10,100 fine and 5 years of supervised release

Viner

1+1/4 years in prison plus 2 years of supervised release

Gaskill

1+1/2 years in prison

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So the 1st guy threatens to send a swat team to the 2nd guy. 2nd guy says "frick you, do it" and gives a fake address. 1st guy calls 3rd guy who calls 911 for a hostage situation at 2nd guy's fake address. Police show up at fake address and execute the 4th guy who did nothing wrong.

But the 1st guy, who started all the shite, gets 15 months in jail.

2nd guy, who did nothing but call 1st guys mom a whore and gave a fake address, gets 18 months.

What the actual frick?