Swatting politicians is bad

Published January 2, 2024 6:16pm ET



It’s known as “swatting,” and you could fairly call it a form of terrorism. Some anonymous criminal calls in and falsely alleges some serious incident — a hostage situation, a pending suicide attempt, or domestic violence — that could trigger a raid by police or even a SWAT team.

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