Charles Johnson on Nostr: The reason swatting is effective as a domestic terrorism tactic is because it assumes ...
The reason swatting is effective as a domestic terrorism tactic is because it assumes — correctly — that the police who respond to an anonymous call are likely to immediately resort to extreme violence if something goes wrong or wires get crossed or whatever.
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