swatting
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Canadian Kid Arrested Over ‘Swatting’ Hoaxes
The act of “swatting”, or sending armed police to somebody’s house as a prank, is up there with about the dumbest things you can do. So when police in Canada and Florida got a chance to actually arrest someone suspected of faking a school shooting, they went right after him.
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Yep, Swatting Is Still The Dumbest ‘Prank’ Around
Jerks continue to waste everyone’s time — and risk people’s lives — by getting the cops to raid the homes of unsuspecting, innocent gamers. We and other outlets have covered “swatting” incidents. Now Phoenix, Arizona station 12 News is on the case too.