We need national legislation to dramatically increase enforcement against death threats and swatting and other forms of harassment involving violence or threats

We need national legislation to dramatically increase enforcement against death threats and swatting and other forms of harassment involving violence or threats of violence. There's plenty of laws on the books and in typical American fashion the potential prison sentences are already obscenely long. So no use jacking up the sentences, which is typically the only way politicians bother to address the 'crime of the week'. Deterrence doesn't come from long prison sentences or comically large fines. Deterrence comes form having a high probability of actually getting caught and convicted! But with the mass increase of death threats and doxing has also comes the widespread realization that these are crimes you can get away with. The more it happens, the less the chance of getting caught. That is unless we fund and prioritize this type of enforcement. The fact that there is no movement in Congress on this topic is baffling, considering those legislators are among the most common targets for violent harassment.