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'''Swatting''' is the harassment tactic of deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an emergency services dispatcher) into sending a police and emergency service response team to another person's address. This is triggered by false reporting of a serious law enforcement emergency, such as a bomb threat, murder, hostage situation, or other alleged incident. | '''Swatting''' is the harassment tactic of deceiving an emergency service (via such means as hoaxing an emergency services dispatcher) into sending a police and emergency service response team to another person's address. This is triggered by false reporting of a serious law enforcement emergency, such as a bomb threat, murder, hostage situation, or other alleged incident. | ||
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Making false reports to emergency services is a criminal offense in many countries, punishable by fines and imprisonment. It causes money and tax dollars to be wasted by the city or county when responding to a false report of a serious law enforcement emergency. In California, swatters bear the "full cost" of the response which can be up to $10,000. | Making false reports to emergency services is a criminal offense in many countries, punishable by fines and imprisonment. It causes money and tax dollars to be wasted by the city or county when responding to a false report of a serious law enforcement emergency. In California, swatters bear the "full cost" of the response which can be up to $10,000. | ||
[[Category:Villainous Event]] | [[Category:Villainous Event]] | ||
[[Category:List]] | [[Category:List]] | ||
[[Category:Terrorists]] | [[Category:Terrorists]] | ||
[[Category:Lawful Neutral]] | [[Category:Lawful Neutral]] | ||