The streamer Trick2g, known from League of Legends, ended an anniversary stream with a staged SWAT attack. Twitch has no understanding for such things.
SWAT teams are special intervention units of the American police. “Swatting” is an extremely unpleasant phenomenon where this unit is called under false pretenses to arrest a streamer live on camera. Since the police believe there is an armed hostage taker or another extremely dangerous person in the house they storm, each time a highly explosive situation arises, and it’s a traumatic experience for those involved.
The streamer Trick2g has now staged a “fake-Swat” on himself. At the end of an anniversary stream for 800,000 followers, he had two acquaintances “attack” him, shouting “Police!”, overwhelming him, and taking him away in handcuffs.
The streaming service Twitch subsequently banned him for an indefinite period and did not want to comment to US media due to company policy.
Trick2g’s manager gave ample interviews and described the fake-swat as “entertainment” and “comedy.” The reaction from Twitch is a sign of all that is going wrong in the USA and why the country is doing so poorly. They fear addressing controversial issues. It is clearly recognizable that it was a joke, some might be too oversensitive.
