Swatting is the practice of tricking police SWAT teams into storming your victim’s home by phoning in fake hostage situations; it’s especially prominent among cybercriminals, gamers and was a favored tactic of Gamergater trolls.
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A study published this year traces policing outcomes in Las Vegas between Sept 2014 and Oct 2015, comparing the conduct of 200 officers who wore bodycams and 200 who did not.
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This risky rescue could have gone wrong in a number of ways, but the first responders were able to save a horse that had walked onto thin ice without injuring the horse or themselves.