Regarding your friend who got swatted, unless it happened 20+ years ago there’s no such thing as “anonymous”
And filing a false police report, one that results in a home invasion by police, isn’t something that the cops take lightly. Big reason is that any home invasion puts cops lives at risk. Secondary considerations are that it costs money to do so, and has the potential for costing even more money if the cops are wrong.
Note that the above reasons are practical in nature, not theoretical. Concern for rights and liberties of the accused is pretty far down the list.
It’s a very, very corrupt little town in NJ. I believe it was a member of the city council who got the anonymous caller to make the call. The police didn’t investigate because they were part of the set-up.
ROTFLMAOPIMP!