A recent surge of “swatting” incidents across America, primarily targeting Republican politicians, has perplexed police agencies and put victims in risk this holiday season, driving lawmakers to demand for stricter anti-swatting laws and harsher penalties.
Swatting entails filing a false complaint to a law enforcement agency, frequently alleging that a violent crime or hostage incident is taking place at the intended victim’s home. A heavily armed SWAT team will typically arrive at the unwary victim’s home and barge through the door, pistols drawn. Sometimes the outcome is deadly.
Republicans including Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost were targeted by swatting attacks last month. Democrats have not been spared either; on Christmas Day, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu took a blow to the face. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that a number of Georgian officials, including the lieutenant governor and at least four state senators, claimed to have been swatted in the past few days.
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