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Teen behind hundreds of swatting attacks pleads guilty to federal charges

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242 points LinuxBender | 2 comments | 18 Nov 24 00:39 UTC | HN request time: 0.399s | source
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hereforcomments ◴[18 Nov 24 03:01 UTC] No.42169355[source]▶
In Europe this would have been a completely different story. It's highly unlikely (compared to the US) that a SWAT team equivalent would kill anyone. The guy could have got away with 5-7 years max. I know it's a museum, but I prefer to live here.
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1. croisillon ◴[18 Nov 24 14:58 UTC] No.42172866[source]▶
i kind of remember a journalist having a heart attack 10 years ago during a swatting event in france but i couldn't find it anymore
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2. dani__german ◴[18 Nov 24 15:58 UTC] No.42173610[source]▶
remarkably similar story to JStark1809, creator of the FGC9 [1] and thus a great boon to the people in Myanmar fighting against a tyrannical government. JStark died of a heart attack during a european swat raid.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FGC-9