I'm not saying it's a good idea, but when the system is this easy to abuse, what's the solution?
If there's no barriers at all, the number of fakes will eventually far outstrip the real calls (if they haven't already) as society becomes more low trust, and then you'll end up with a farce of a system.
Not to mention the amount of money and resources that are wasted with each SWATing.
I'm not saying it's a good idea, but when the system is this easy to abuse, what's the solution?
If there's no barriers at all, the number of fakes will eventually far outstrip the real calls (if they haven't already) as society becomes more low trust, and then you'll end up with a farce of a system.
Not to mention the amount of money and resources that are wasted with each SWATing.