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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: 0.359s | 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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drexlspivey ◴[18 Nov 24 02:14 UTC] No.42169121[source]▶
Well he is facing 20 years
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tptacek ◴[18 Nov 24 02:54 UTC] No.42169327[source]▶
He's probably not facing anything resembling 20 years. Charged as an adult under the fact patterns we know about, I get something like 15 years. But he's being charged as a juvenile.
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