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I suppose you are right in some extreme sense and technical sense. I would be opening myself up to those repurcussions, but we are all open to them all the time
by sqeaky 10y ago
I suppose you are right in some extreme sense and technical sense. I would be opening myself up to those repurcussions, but we are all open to them all the time and I would like to think the FBI or whatever SWAT team would send an officer over for a chat after getting an anonymous call from India, instead of just busting a door down.
The foolishness of such moves is why they are newsworthy and many things must fail to make then happen. Perhaps this is why the wikipedia list[1] of them numbers 15 and many several federal charges against the person. These are all crimes that open up that business to risk and legal repercussion. The last thing a scam business wants is an international incident drawing attention to them. I almost welcome if it means the long term shutdown of those parasites.
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting#Notable_cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swatting#Notable_cases
- ceejayoz 10y ago"Notable victims" doesn't mean "no other victims". Among other things, some police departments are attempting to reduce the incidence of them by not publicizing them. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/swatting-lapd-to-keep-quiet-about-prank-911-call-cases/ http://www.cbsnews.com/news/swatting-lapd-to-keep-quiet-abou... These don't appear as "anonymous calls from India". Just like the spam calls, the caller IDs are spoofed to appear local.