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Sure, police culture is very different, but this is irrelevant. It’s just false to claim that swatting is a US only phenomenon or a function of police culture.

• trasz 5y ago
  It is a US-only phenomenon. So far nobody was able to show an example of this happening in other countries.
  • zepto 5y ago
    Why are you making a false statement when you could easily have checked for yourself? https://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/2015/08/swatting-uk-trolls-newest-intimidation-and-harassment-tool-and-police-need-take-it https://www.newstatesman.com/sci-tech/2015/08/swatting-uk-tr...
    • trasz 5y ago
      The article clearly says it was the first such occurrence. Also, it’s not clear this really was swatting, in that nobody was endangered: the police didn’t storm the house.
    • coldtea 5y ago
      The word phenomenon implies repeated occurence, not some one-off or rare situation.