To me, this merits a big shrug of the shoulders. They’re barely catching anyone — but if they do, that slap on the wrist is going to be so hard now!
SWATting isn’t just for celebrities, by the way, as shown by this story of a SWATting in Des Moines. The name of the victim has not been released. Thanks to Russ from Winterset for that one.
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Des Moines — hey, that’s Neal Rauhauser’s old stomping grounds!
Patterico (9c670f) — 5/10/2013 @ 7:06 amShouldn’t any Anti-SWATting bill carry the same penalty as attempted murder?
tbflowers (c520a8) — 5/11/2013 @ 3:22 am