Rapidcreek@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agoRepublican presidential candidate Nikki Haley targeted in swatting incidentwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareBoofStroke@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months agoWhile swatting is a shit thing to do, I feel that police departments that treat these calls as legit without their own due diligence is a much bigger problem.
minus-squareAlien Nathan Edward@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 months ago I feel that police departments that treat these calls as legit without their own due diligence is a much bigger problem. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/police-confirm-christmas-swatting-incident-marjorie-taylor-greenes-hou-rcna131131 MTG is swatted so often that local cops check up w her security team before responding to calls.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·10 months agoImagine having her as a neighbor. Cops AND gumba security bros all over the place every time she comes back to town. Miserable.
While swatting is a shit thing to do, I feel that police departments that treat these calls as legit without their own due diligence is a much bigger problem.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/police-confirm-christmas-swatting-incident-marjorie-taylor-greenes-hou-rcna131131
MTG is swatted so often that local cops check up w her security team before responding to calls.
Imagine having her as a neighbor. Cops AND gumba security bros all over the place every time she comes back to town. Miserable.