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The Register: FBI steps in amid rash of politically charged swattings . “A spate of high-profile swatting incidents in the US recently forced the FBI into action with its latest awareness campaign about the occasionally deadly practice. The feds issued guidance on how members of the public can protect themselves from swatting, describing the action of making hoax phone calls or emails […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/08/the-register-fbi-steps-in-amid-rash-of-politically-charged-swattings/

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"Nelson and co-conspirators hacked into a dozen Ring home security camera accounts, and placed bogus emergency calls to police. They then livestreamed the officers’ armed responses on social media. They also taunted responding police officers and victims through the Ring devices during several of the incidents, officials said in a news release Thursday."

Wisconsin man sentenced to 44 months in prison for ‘swatting’ scheme
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Los Angeles Times · Wisconsin man sentenced to 44 months in prison for ‘swatting’ schemeBy Kaitlyn Huamani

There seems to be more going on behind a series of posts/stories about a #Canadian #TransHotline . There looks to be enough #disinformation and inaccuracies that may be giving the right a type of #Swatting 'twofer'. It targets both #Canadians and #LGBTQ+

The #hotline numbers may indeed connect to a #trans resource, but it appears to have been 'volunteered' and isn't part of some master plan to help, nor has the original US hotline actually been turned off.

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‘I just fell to the ground’: Some of Trump and Musk’s most public supporters targeted in a wave of #swatting incidents cnn.com/2025/03/20/media/trump

Taunton, who has more than 177,000 followers on X and more than 140,000 YouTube subscribers, is one of at least a dozen influencers who have been “swatted” in the last two weeks. Swatting is a crime that involves making a bogus emergency call claiming a horrific emergency is taking place – often a shooting – to draw police and first responders to a person’s home.

FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X last week that the FBI is “already taking action to investigate and hold those responsible accountable.”

“This isn’t about politics—weaponizing law enforcement against ANY American is not only morally reprehensible but also endangers lives, including those of our officers,” he wrote. “That will not be tolerated.”
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sigh. Weaponizing law enforcement against Americans is exactly what this administration is all about.

CNN · ‘I just fell to the ground’: Some of Trump and Musk’s most public supporters targeted in a wave of swatting incidentsBy Hadas Gold

Ars Technica: Serial “swatter” behind 375 violent hoaxes targeted his own home to look like a victim. “A teacher in high school once quoted an old proverb to me: ‘Do something you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life!’ Perhaps 18-year-old Alan Filion encountered a similar teacher during his school years in California, because once Filion learned that he truly loved making fake […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/13/ars-technica-serial-swatter-behind-375-violent-hoaxes-targeted-his-own-home-to-look-like-a-victim/

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He now faces four years in federal prison.

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What a horrendous POS. He should be charged with attempted murder.

Ars Technica · Serial “swatter” behind 375 violent hoaxes targeted his own home to look like a victimBy Nate Anderson

The FBI "already knew Torswats’ real name and address. But it had still done nothing to stop him—a fact that was particularly appalling to the man who had practically handed Torswats’ identity to the FBI: a lone private investigator living outside Seattle named Brad Dennis." —@dmehro and @agreenberg for Wired

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@junior42 @DiBaDu @moeria @Seitansbraten

Eben.

#Rettungsdienst und #Feuerwehr trainieren sowas.

  • Inklusive "Wie kommuniziere ich nonverbal gegenüber einer Person, dass ich keine Gefahr darstelle?" oder auch "Wie rede ich wenn ich nicht weiß, ob die Person mich versteht?"

Gerade weil die #Polizei entsprechend #Macht & #Gewalt ausüben kann ist es umso wichtiger #Verantwortung vorzuleben und bei Fehlverhalten echte #Konsequenzen zu ziehen.

Gerade deshalb ist es essentiell für die Polizei entsprechendes #Vertrauen zu erarbeiten, statt mit immer mehr #Gewalt-#Exzessen aufzufallen...

  • Wenn das denen nicht möglich ist, sollte über deren #Abschaffung ergebnisoffen diskutiert werden...

Wir brauchen und wollen keine Verhältnisse wie in den #USA wo die Polizei als #Waffe für #Auftragsmorde per #SWATting genutzt wird!

Gibt es in Deutschland irgendwo irgendeine Form von "Swatting-Register"?

Also einen Dienstleister z.B. für #Lieferdienste, wo man seine #Adresse hinterlegen kann, und damit kundtut, dass man ganz sicher keine Pizzen geliefert bekommen möchte?

Es gibt anscheinend zumindest in den USA einige Registries für Polizei und Notrufzentralen, um das #Swatting im ursprünglichen Sinn zu bekämpfen, aber in Deutschland habe ich noch nichts davon gehört.

PS: Nein, es klingelt bei mir nicht permanent, das ist keine persönliche Frage.

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@autonomysolidarity @matthimon Also Einsatz von, VerbotenerWaffe (#Taser), illegalem #Reizstoff (#Pfefferspray) ohne Prüfzeichen und #Kriegswaffe ist legal.

  • Zivilist*innen müssten hier mit #Mord, Vorsätzlicher Tötung, Schwerer Körperverletzung, #Folter, Illegalem Besitz einer Verbotenen Waffe und Illegaler Besitz einer Kriegswaffe rechnen und dürften als Plädoyer von der Staatsanwaltschaft Lebenslänglich nicht unter 15 Jahre mit anschließender Sicherheitsverwahrung erwarten.

Aber #Cops dürfen anscheinend Menschen erst quälen und dann ermorden...

Wegen der Causa #Dramé will ich #PolizeiEntwaffnet sehen, weil offensichtlich sind diese wesentlich #unzuverlässiger als #Ottonormalbürger*innen!

  • Wenns nach mir ginge dürfte der #Staat nur solche Mittel besitzen und einsetzen die auch die Zivilbevölkerung legal besitzen, führen und einsetzen darf.

Gerade von der #Polizei kann ich #Disziplin, #Verhältnismäßigkeit, #Verantwortbarkeit und #Konseauenzen verlangen!

  • Ansonsten können wir auch ergebnisoffen darüber nachdenken, ob wir staatlich-finanzierte #Gewalttäter in #Uniform überhaupt brauchen und wollen!!!