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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: 0.279s | source
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elzbardico ◴[18 Nov 24 14:55 UTC] No.42172833[source]▶
The militarization of law enforcement and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
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anonu ◴[18 Nov 24 17:24 UTC] No.42174631[source]▶
Your comment is a bit off topic IMO. Swatting can occur regardless of how "militarized" a police force actually is.
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1. smsm42 ◴[19 Nov 24 00:54 UTC] No.42179052[source]▶
The whole point of swatting is to cause massive over-reaction by the police endangering victim's life. If it would just cause a regular visit by a cop nobody would do it - what would be the point of it, waste 5 minutes of person's time? The whole premise relies on the massive militarized response.