gamers, swatting, death (-) 

Gamer gets into a pissing match with another gamer.

Gamer calls in a police report that the other gamer is holding a hostage and has already shot someone.

Gamer accidentally gives them the wrong address.

Police show up at the wrong address. The resident opens the door and is immediately shot and killed.

Gamer insists that he did nothing wrong because "I didn't fire the weapon".

How do you do this and still think you're the good guy?

GG, gamers, swatting, death (-) 

@noelle ages ago when this was happening early on in GG people predicted this was gonna happen eventually. and it did

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