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    The sanctity of life

    by Robert C. Koehler, Tribune Content Agency Jan 11, 2018 4 minutes

    Breathe deeply, suck in your fear, value life.

    Some psycho-pranksters have made this national conversation unavoidable. The game is called "swatting": Call the cops, report a terrifying emergency -- "they're holding my mother hostage!" -- and wait for the fun to start. A SWAT team swings into action. Police surround a random house with their guns drawn. The occupants inside have no idea what's going on.

    On Dec. 28, a house in Wichita, Kansas, was targeted for a swatting prank by a guy in Los Angeles. , age 28, a father of two, wound up being shot and killed by a police officer as

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