SWAT-ting has it's first fatality
- By Gary Mason
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- 01 Jan, 2018
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"Swatting" will claim more victims
https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/992615001
Los Angeles man arrested after 'swatting' call led to innocent man's death in Kansas
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https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2008/february/swatting020408
Don’t Make the Call
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https://www.ranker.com/list/celebrity-swatting-victims/celebrity-lists
Celebrity Swatting Victims
A chronological list of celebrity swatting victims. The timeline includes celebs targeted by the growing trend called "swatting," an elaborate type of prank phone call to 911, often falsely claiming a violent incident, criminal activity, or hostage situation at the home of a famous person. The term swatting is derived from SWAT units that show up along with other law enforcement such as the cops, police helicopters, fire department, and bomb squad in response to the bogus calls. Swatting is a huge waste of money, resources, and time, and also puts people's lives in danger.
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https://www.911.gov/pdf/National_911_Program_Public_Safety_Information_Swatting_2015.pdf
Public Safety Information on “SWATTING”
SWAT-ting will become much more common, and be used to target a variety of people for various motivations. This is something that jeopardizes on duty law enforcement, Executive Protection/Estate Security professionals, lawfully armed citizens and law enforcement officers in plainclothes or off duty, and like the recent case in Kansas, innocents with no connection at all to the “Swatter”.
The same techniques could also be used to draw patrol officers and/or tactical teams into ambushes. It is my suggestion that dispatch centers and law enforcement agencies develop training on this topic, and EP/Estate Security personnel open lines of communication with law enforcement agencies to avoid “blue on blue” scenarios if a Principal is targeted by a “Swatter”.
Armed citizens should be aware that they may become the target of this tactic and be prepared for a sudden encounter with law enforcement officers that may have inaccurate information about their conduct, creating a dangerous situation for everyone involved.