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submitted 5 days ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/linux@lemmy.zip

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

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[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 73 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I wonder what the hell you have to tell the police in Germany to take someone away for questioning (handcuffed, no less) based on an anonymous accusation. If I understand it correctly they didn't even search his home, at least not thoroughly.

[-] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 12 points 4 days 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."

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