Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Why is the Sanders campaign (and its fans) doxxing liberal critics on Twitter?? [View all]irisblue
(32,968 posts)FTR, "swatting" is calling local law enforcement and reporting shots fired of dead bodies or a suicide attempt.
Wiki-"Swatting is a criminal harassment tactic of deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an emergency services dispatcher) into sending a police and emergency service response team to another person's address. This is triggered by false reporting of a serious law enforcement emergency, such as a bomb threat, murder, hostage situation, or other alleged incident. It can also be triggered by a false report of a "mental health" emergency, such as reporting that a person is allegedly suicidal or homicidal and may or may not be armed.[3] In the United States, the maximum prison sentence handed down by a court in March 2019 on a swatter was 20 years in jail for a fatal 2017 swatting violation.[4]"
Earlier this week author Ijeoma Oluo home was 'swatted'. Her son was alone and sleeping.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden