…I do support the death penalty for “Swatters” – people who sic Swat teams on innocent third parties.

Some do it to take a shot at their political or social enemies – and for them, the Eighth Amendment should be repealed. .

For others?  It’s apparently a prank:

Audio of the emergency call has been made public. A man can be heard telling authorities that he had shot his father in the head, and claimed to have taken his mother and siblings hostage.

The caller also said he had a handgun and had poured fuel over the house and wanted to set the property on fire.

Police say they surrounded the address the caller had given, and were preparing to make contact with the suspect reportedly inside when Mr Finch came to the door…

Tyler Barriss, 25, was arrested by police in Los Angeles on Friday in relation to the investigation.

Local reports say Mr Barris had previously been charged with making bomb threats to a local television station in 2015.

Note to Mr. Barris’ defense attorney;  you don’t want me on the jury.