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...not responding to a swat call for the tenth, twentieth, thirtieth, fortieth, or fiftieth time...

Fool me 54 times, shame on you. Fool me 55 times, you can't get fooled again.

[An old saying in Tennessee, I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee.]

How do you know which one is real?

You have the phone numbers of the residents on hand. When getting a report of a house that's known to be swatted frequently, call both numbers and verify.

https://youtu.be/WHkRgfYmLrE?si=K-xmC3jgP4AvCht2&t=342

> Patrick and Nikki believe calling known swatting victims before responding would avoid dangerous encounters like this - some of which have resulted in costly settlements paid by Milwaukee taxpayers.

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