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They could come up with a dozen other ways apart from swatting too, but swatting still happens and we generally agree that it's a problem where actions should b
by Macha 5y ago
They could come up with a dozen other ways apart from swatting too, but swatting still happens and we generally agree that it's a problem where actions should be taken. Political debates over whether that means the police should act in a less militarised fashion, or harsher sentences for culprits are ongoing, but cutting down on avenues for life ruining abuse is generally supported.
So why would we open up new ones?
- judge2020 5y agoSWATing is actually the absolute cheapest option - if you want to ruin someone's week from across the nation (or across the ocean), your best bet is a burner phone calling the person's local 911 with a threat that warrants a SWAT team response (I am of course not advocating for anyone to do this, just explaining the process malicious actors currently use to trigger these). Outside of that, you'd need to pay a lot of money for something like a PI or obfuscated malware to steal PII or credentials from the victim.