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Oh, only, what, a dozen plus years since this technique has been routinely weaponized?

How much are we spending each year on this farce of an organization? The fact that they are only figuring this out now exemplifies how clueless they are.

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Yeah it's wild how long it's taken for the government to respond...it's almost been 20 years since the first major swatting incident got national attention[0] and I personally know a group of people who it happened to over a spat in Halo 3. Those people might never will be "normal" again. Streaming culture and influencers becoming widespread has definitely exacerbated the practice, and despite the obvious potential for abuse here I actually commend them for finally recognizing it as a serious, lethal thing people use to enact petty vengeance with. Unfortunately trigger-happy local and state police still have some catching up to do.

[0] https://insidehook.com/article/crime/brief-history-swatting

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