Web of Make Believe: Death, Lies and the Internet (TV Series) Death by SWAT (2022) User Reviews

An interesting start.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 7/10 · 29 July 2022]

When a gamer takes part in an incidence of Swatting, someone dies, but who's to blame, the officer, or prankster.

I can see from the reviews that this first part wasn't perhaps universally loved, but for me, it was interesting, I even learned something.

Prior to this I had no idea of Swatting, so I take away something from this series, other than the dramatic nature.

It's well produced, and told well, I'm intrigued to learn who's at fault, and how exactly the blame is apportioned.

I'm struggling to see how it's going to hold up over six episodes, but this first one, very interesting, 7/10.

Oh my

[Calicodreamin · 6/10 · 15 June 2022]

Swatting - had never heard of it and almost wish I could forget I know now. Decent production value but the story didn't flow easily, jumping around a bit and not too clear on the focus.

Dangers of our society

[scotttbevan · 10/10 · 12 May 2023]

I disagree quite wholeheartedly with other reviewers.

This story is heartbreaking and gut wrenching and full of evil. But it is also something that the public needs to be aware of because this is how sick America has got. Its the culmination of:

• Parents who have allowed the Internet to be the Foster carers for their adolescents and neglected to bring them up correctly.

• The injustice and powerlessness of ordinary poor people.

• Unaccountable and brutal police practices that result in shoot first, ask questions later.

And Ill be honest it made me cry and tear up, especially about the impact on the victims family. But that doesn't make me wish I didn't know. Not knowing doesn't reverse the tradegy it just keeps people in blissful ignorance, until it happens again and maybe closer to home.

Also the subject matter was well handed and presented objective fact. It didn't sensationalise the story and exaggerate the tragedy. The truth just happens to be sensational and tragic.

confusing

[shirlone · 5/10 · 21 June 2022]

I feel bad for the family who lost two family members because of some idiot who thought it was funny to do swatting and because of one officer who shot an innocent man. The daughter killing herself. I didn't even know you could do that and he did it for the pure enjoyment of it. This series bounces around to much and I gave up on it in the second episode. Not everybody who plays games is like this so this program is kind of giving those few a few minutes of shame. Netflix has better shows to watch.

the injustice and brazen evil here is simply terrifying

[tallyho-34810 · 6 October 2022]

This episode "Death By Swat" is the single worst, most gut-wrenching, troubling, anxiety-producing TV show or movie I've ever seen in my life. Period. Without exception. The blatent injustice shown here is monumental - beyond description. The filmmakers who actually produced such a sickening maddening piece of sensationalism ought to be ashamed. This monster Tyler Barriss deserves a violent prison-death for his psychopathic destruction that will NEVER be cured. Why was he ever released from prison the first time, after serving only 2 years? It was obvious to ANYONE with a brain that a remorseless criminal like him would be a repeat offender! Soulless deranged trash like Tyler Barriss deserve to be locked away permanently, for the good of society, for the rest of their miserable lives, to prevent innocent bloodshed like this poor man Andrew Finch, who was killed over an internet prank. The criminal justice system in CA who released Tyler after only 2 years now have, quite literally, blood on their hands for their negligence and short-sighted errors of judgment.

I have literally never seen ANYTHING so disturbing as this "Death By Swat" program, over the past years and DECADES even, no horror movie or documentary has ever moved me to such anger, such despair, such shock just by watching it. I grieve for the human race, and what monsters we've become. I was crying my way through the last 1/3 of the program, hoping there would be some kind of happy ending, any sort of actual JUSTICE that was served. About the only good thing is that the irredeemable degenerate Tyler Barriss is locked up now, hopefully for good. Watching this made me not only want to NEVER see any other episode of this god-forsaken miniseries "Web Of Make Believe" but I was SO profoundly affected and SO disturbed that I'm actually thinking of canceling my Netflix account permanently. That's how grossly unfit for human consumption and tasteless this episode actually was, that they would glorify such brazen vicious evil all in the name of "entertainment".

Make no mistake about it, if you choose to watch this episode, you will NOT be entertained. You will be disheartened, saddened, deeply troubled, damaged, and aghast at what these criminals were allowed to get away with. Everyone whose name appears in the production credits, every single person, should feel a deep sense of shame and dishonor for lending their good name to such a ghoulish disturbing indecency as this program. I am much worse off for having watched it, and I wish I could turn back time so I never saw this "Death By Swat" episode. I will never again watch anything even approaching the "true crime/drama" type genre here on Netflix ever again, and this pointless exploitive program will probably haunt me for quite some time. Literally the worst thing I have ever seen in my entire life, that's 40+ years of movies or TV. Nothing even comes close. May God have mercy on us all.