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Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« on: February 01, 2009, 09:29:36 PM »
Since the police love to raid homes and terrify victims, some idiots have learned to use that response to their advantage. Called SWATTING they target homeowners randomly (or not so randomly) and have the police attack their targets. And they can accomplish all this from thousands of miles away. Lovely.

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090202/ap_on_hi_te/tec911_swatting


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Re: Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« Reply #1 on: February 01, 2009, 09:32:22 PM »
I fear this could turn deadly.  Some day a homeowner trying to protect his family is going to be gunned down in a false report and response.
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Re: Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2009, 01:14:39 AM »
With out a doubt. As it is there have been deaths in every state at the hands of Police raids on wrong addresses.

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« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2009, 01:16:14 AM »
While I deplore this kind of stupidity, what I deplore more is the militarization of the police in this country. I have watched while a SWAT team raided a house, the raid was not over drugs or guns or terrorism it was over an illegal cable TV hook up. The judge who signed the warrant said that it was justified because drug dealers would often steal cable and therefore the people in the house should be considered armed and dangerous. This is what America has come too.   
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Re: Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2009, 01:18:51 AM »
While I deplore this kind of stupidity, what I deplore more is the militarization of the police in this country. I have watched while a SWAT team raided a house, the raid was not over drugs or guns or terrorism it was over an illegal cable TV hook up. The judge who signed the warrant said that it was justified because drug dealers would often steal cable and therefore the people in the house should be considered armed and dangerous. This is what America has come too.  

The judge is the sort of idiot we need to remove from public affairs .

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Re: Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« Reply #5 on: February 02, 2009, 03:06:26 PM »
I wonder if anyone has thought of going after the IP company or the ID spoofing co. I don't know about you, but anything with the word "spoofing" in it just doesn't seem on the up and up.
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Re: Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« Reply #6 on: February 02, 2009, 04:54:08 PM »
They need to send SWAT to my neighbors house. People are always telling me he deals drugs. All I know for sure is that he's on drugs, because he admits that much.
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Re: Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« Reply #7 on: February 02, 2009, 04:58:05 PM »
Careful what you wish for Frank!  There are lots of reports of law enforcement raiding the wrong house.  I can see it now ... You in your undies, on your knees, in the front yard, and your neighbor looking out the window ... duuuuuuuude  :o
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Re: Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« Reply #8 on: February 02, 2009, 05:15:36 PM »
That's the kind of luck I always have too.
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Re: Swatting - new hobby for idiots
« Reply #9 on: February 02, 2009, 05:19:07 PM »
That's the kind of luck I always have too.

You're singing the story of my life......if it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.   lol
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