August 29, 2014 12:01 PM UTC

Real funny, guys: Gamers call in SWAT team via phony hostage call

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• by: Zappatero

Nothing could possibly go wrong with this:

Online gamer Jordan Mathewson  wasn't expecting to end his session on the floor with real guns trained on him.

Mathewson and the rest of his gaming collective apparently fell victim to a prank known as "swatting," where hoaxers force an armed police response by calling in a false report on rival gamers.

Mathewson was about two hours into a game of "Counter-Strike" at the collective's office in Littleton, Colorado, when he heard a commotion outside his door. A SWAT team was searching the place, and they were about to charge into his office. As seen in the video, he quickly picked up on what was happening.

"Uh oh, this isn't good," Mathewson said, pausing the game. "They're clearing rooms. What in the world? I think we're getting swatted."

Things got intense fast. The SWAT team stormed into his room, guns at the ready, shouting at him to get on the ground. When Mathewson did so, slowly, with the movements of someone who still didn't quite believe what was happening.

What if Jordan just happened to be a person of color?

"Don't you fucking move," another said.

The Littleton Police Department later told media it had received a call regarding a hostage situation in the building. "The caller claimed to have shot two co-workers, held others hostage, and threatened to shoot them. He stated that if the officers entered he would shoot them as well," the department's statement said, according to local outlet ABC 7News.

Let's see if these kids have to pay for the SWAT team expenses, a la Ferguson. Of face false report charges. My guess is they'll get a slap on the wrist.

Better than 6 live shots, two to the head.