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Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges

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242 points LinuxBender | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.6s | source
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tomcam ◴[18 Nov 24 01:28 UTC] No.42168915[source]▶
Not sure why swatting isn’t treated like attempted murder
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potato3732842 ◴[18 Nov 24 01:30 UTC] No.42168931[source]▶
That requires not only people wrapping their mind around the fact that death is likely when the cops kick in a door but also the state overtly codifying that reality.

It'll happen when pigs fly.

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1. anewhnaccount2 ◴[18 Nov 24 06:58 UTC] No.42170375[source]▶
Sometimes they even drop bombs from them -- on to residential blocks with families no less.
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