Cops Called to Miley Cyrus' House in 'Swatting' Prank: Funny or Deadly?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/08/02 19:29:03

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There was major drama at Miley Cyrus’ house last night. Following a 911 call a little before 7 p.m., police swarmed the pop star’s home in Studio City, California. They arrived at the property -- guns drawn -- in response to reports that the pop singer was the victim of an intruder and that there was a potential hostage situation. The first piece of good news was that the “Hannah Montana” star wasn’t home. And luckily the whole thing turned out to be a hoax.

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The bad news is that it appears to be part of a new prank called “Swatting,” in which an anonymous caller reports a fabricated crime. According to officials, the joke can be extremely dangerous because when the police respond to a situation like a home intruder, they consider the circumstances extremely high risk -- hence the drawn guns on arrival.

It seems like the innocent days of Prince Albert in a can and refrigerators running are long gone. These elaborate schemes cost taxpayers money and might just put people’s lives at risk. Just imagine if Miley Cyrus, her fiancée Liam Hemsworth or some unsuspecting staffer was at the residence and had a run-in with the cops in question. What do you think: Was the swatting prank funny... or deadly?

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Katt 2012/08/02 19:34:11

Deadly

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Neither it was stupid
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meshell to Rachel ... 2012/08/05 21:44:03

im sure everyone has, but would you like to point out where it says it had nothing to do with her, go back n read the damn article for a second time. maybe then it may click to you that it hasnt dismissed anyone yet. SO how the hell do you come up with it now being anything to do with her, Stupid bitch probably got stoned and thought it was a good was of getting a fading star to shine in the spotlight again even if for a minute.

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Rachel ... to meshell 2012/08/06 19:47:21

SHE wasn't the one who called the cops. She wasn't even at home! Somebody said she was, and pulled the prank. I mean, really? Is America illiterate now?

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meshell to Rachel ... 2012/08/06 23:07:22

yeah yeah yeah we hear that, what she couldnt get hold of another phone where she was? not saying she did, not saying she didnt. but yes i think your country is becoming illiterate.

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ontinashi to meshell 2012/08/07 10:56:37

There is all this conversation about how it was Miley who phoned it in in the first place, but I then fail to see any gender actually mentioned in the post to begin with, I wonder what would happen to all the people saying it was Miley if they ever said it was a guys face. "She lowered her voice to pretend to sound like a guy"

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meshell to ontinashi 2012/08/07 16:10:14

they probably would pull a funny face, lol like i said maybe, maybe not. i make sure i cover my arse in some posts. Apparently. is another good word to use.

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zaakira 2012/08/03 16:40:58

Deadly

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the person who did it is honestly retarded

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waterlady 2012/08/03 16:27:46

Deadly

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The person making the hoax belongs in jail. This is a waste of tax payers dollars to bring in the police and a waste of the polices time. The anxiety and stress for her family and friends is no joke or laughing matter.

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Gray Pilgrim 2012/08/03 16:25:58

Deadly

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If they catch a perpetrator of this dangerous prank they should charge them with filing a false report, endangering the lives of the responders and residents and bill them for the cost of the entire thing.

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Kenken 2012/08/03 16:23:01

Deadly

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Not only do the cops show up with guns drawn but there attention is now on a harmless prank instead of some real crime.

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voomi panchal 2012/08/03 16:20:07

Deadly

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Who was the idiot that did this stupid thing with Miley :P :P its dangerous

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Sperry23 2012/08/03 16:10:57

Deadly

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It is deadly stupid and will result in an unnecessary death sooner or later. Whether it's a smartass getting shot by the cops, a cop getting killed by a paranoid wacko with a weapon, or a real victim dying because the cops are out on one of these idiotic "prank" calls and not available for a real emergency, this is an unbelievably stupid thing to do.

Anyone pulling such a stupidity should be arrested and tried as a felon.

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Professor Wizard 2012/08/03 15:40:02

Deadly

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I once knew a guy with an ex wife he hated... so he waited until she was having a party, and he called the cops turning her in, telling them that a large opium deal was going down... Unfortunately for her.. she and her guests were sitting around smoking pot when the cops arrived.

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meshell to Profess... 2012/08/05 21:47:34

lol lucky it was only pot. hehe. what a payback.

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Hannah.Cheyenne.Nance 2012/08/03 15:33:17

Deadly

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That's just stupid! It's like txting a random number and saying 'I hid the body', just a stupid prank!

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Sarina 2012/08/03 15:32:55

Deadly

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They could have really been hurt, especially when you involve the swat team.

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joseph.davis.9081 2012/08/03 15:31:25

Deadly

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If anything, it was just plain stupid.

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Zeus2713 2012/08/03 15:22:29

Deadly

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just stupid

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rcardon 2012/08/03 15:20:35

Deadly

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This is just plain dumb. I hope whomever made the call gets prosecuted. I can understand, if you live across the street from someone that never, I mean never, gets any visitors, and you get woken up by a car stopping in front of their house and someone going in, in the middle of the night, being concerned, especially if that person is acting, or dressed, oddly. Then I would consider calling the cops, but just as a "prank"? No, and if I ever hear of any of my kids being involved in anything like this, you can be, I'll turn them over to the authorities to suffer the consequences.

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Joe Utherwurldly 2012/08/03 15:17:33

Deadly

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With tech the way it is today the caller should be able to be caught easily . With the advent of the You Have No Privacy Rights KGB Act..ummm Patriot Act the caller's number should get them "swatted" fairly easily.

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Profess... to Joe Uth... 2012/08/03 15:37:01 (edited)

That stuff is only used when the party isn't guilty of anything, other then making some political person pissed off.

When an actual crime is committed, by an actual criminal - - Home Land Security, the FBI, and the CIA will disavow any knowledge the event ever happened, nor will they acknowledge they have any data on it.

Besides - - only HLS, the FBI and CIA are allowed access to the data and video collected by the national surveillance system. Public Law Enforcement is excluded from access.

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meshell to Profess... 2012/08/05 21:58:31

do you not have freedom of info over there?. we can access any public video surveillance(basically anything) by applying for it, ha and paying a nice fee for that info. the only reason we wont get it is if there is a crime committed and caught on tape. or it has been cleared.

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meshell to Joe Uth... 2012/08/05 21:48:51

wont help if it was made from a public phone though.

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ruthannhausman 2012/08/03 15:10:33

Deadly

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The pranksters need to be tracked down and caught and then prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. And then they need to make restitution to the local government for the costs associated with the response sent out pursuant to the 911 call.

And as for the danger? The idiots aren't very bright. If somebody were to get injured or killed because of this little "prank," guess who is going to get to pay for that in court. And then I doubt they'll think this is so funny anymore.

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Headhunter 13 2012/08/03 14:46:06

Deadly

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idiots that do this should be prosecuted for filing a false police report and also made to pay the cost of the deployment

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Racefish 2012/08/03 14:42:58

Deadly

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It's no different than a false fire alarm. The only thing is some innocent person could be killed in the process.

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Swordfish 2012/08/03 14:41:38

Deadly

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She should be ashamed of herself. Those cops shouldn't be busting their asses for some spoiled Disney Channel whore.

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Racefish to Swordfish 2012/08/03 14:44:58

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She wouldn't have made the call. It's happened here twice in the last week. It should be classified as a felony with at least 5 years maximum sentence.

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meshell to Racefish 2012/08/05 22:00:49

do you get stoned and do stupid things cause you think it would be funny. we all know Miley likes to get stoned. and we already know she is an idiot.

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koolkat 2012/08/03 14:40:57

Deadly

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They could get somebody killed!!!

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Aksana 2012/08/03 14:36:09

Deadly

not funny

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critter171 2012/08/03 14:35:26

Deadly

neither myself there not funny calling police on someone for a prank police are there to do a job no be your buddy..

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mealzizhere(: 2012/08/03 14:28:30

Deadly

was she tyhe one that called them?

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MissClarity 2012/08/03 14:26:36

Deadly

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Like I said Thursday, did the phone call come from Philadelphia (where she is w/boyfriend during movie shooting)? It's always something with Miley (almost 3x's a week) attention getting. See me: my hair is shorter, my hair is different color, i'm too skinny, see me, see me etc. ALWAYS SUMTHIN. Guess she's trying to yank on her boyfriends heartcords to "protect me" "I'm not safe without you" control methods of a very self-centered, immature, controlling brat. He'd better wise up with this one.

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Racefish to MissCla... 2012/08/03 14:46:37

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Why are you blaming her?

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meshell to MissCla... 2012/08/05 22:12:28

he dropped an apparently lovely girlfriend over here because he didnt want the distraction. of a partner while trying to get his career up and running. just to hook up with, of all the little skanks over there, Miley. what an idiot. i feel for his ex. the breakup cut him that bad he couldnt bear to be with another chick for, what a month.???? good actor but he is obviously just as stupid as her. they make a good pair.. thats 1 little outsider a lot of Aussies wont take in,

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MissCla... to meshell 2012/08/17 13:10:57

You've got a point. However, he just used going to 'America' as an excuse to get away from the Aussie. Sorry. That's what they do - very passive-agressive. But he went from the fire into the frying pan with this one. But some guys have to feel like a hero and maybe she knows that and feeds into it. How can we view it as a healthy situation when one of them is soooooooooooo unhealthy. If you get what I mean.

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meshell to MissCla... 2012/08/17 23:03:44

yeah i get what you mean by the last part, but the first bit.. Bahahahahahahaha, He is Aussie fool, he cant escape that and i doubt he tried. they go there because fools over there pay them millions to play a part in a movie, why wouldnt he go for the money. and besides that if Aussies are soooooo bad, why do Americans love them so much, why do ppl except the Indians (not the native American Indian) think Oz is an awesome place and wish to come here.????

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MissCla... to meshell 2012/08/18 03:41:54

Easy girl. Your earlier comment was about a nice Aussie Lady he left for Miley. That's what I was referring too. Never would I degrade anyone for whre they come from at all. My great grandparents came from Ireland and England. I hope you reread and understand what I was saying. Thank you. Hope you get this. :)

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meshell to MissCla... 2012/08/18 07:54:23

yeah do Miss Clarity, and my apologies, i jumped the gun a bit didnt i.Sorry. now i have reread , i gotcha. cheers. have a good day. :)

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MissCla... to meshell 2012/08/18 14:30:38

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Love your spirit. Your friends are blessed. Love the "cheers". Put a smile on my face. :)

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