#swatting — Public Fediverse posts

"The goals are to debase the truth (is this a real emergency, or a fake one?), expose the swatter’s targets to psychological duress and possible physical harm; smear their reputations; and exhaust the resources of law enforcement officials, who are distracted from other operations and investigations."

#swatting #violence #threats #democracy #ChaosAgents #chaos
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"Swatting increases in a declining democracy because it is what chaos agents do: it is the equivalent of the information warfare tactic of 'flooding the zone with shit,' to quote Steve Bannon."

~ Ruth Ben-Ghiat

#swatting #violence #threats #democracy #ChaosAgents #chaos
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https://lucid.substack.com/p/swatting-is-a-sign-of-declining-democracy

#Montana #Trans Rep. #ZooeyZephyr #Target of #SWATting Attempt Hours After #Girlfriend #ErinReed Was. #Police said they received a fake #distress #call from an #FBI #tip line.

“The FBI takes swatting very seriously,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “These threats put innocent people at risk and cause significant fear in the community. We continue to collaborate with our law enforcement partners and are actively investigating these dangerous and criminal threats.” https://www.advocate.com/crime/zooey-zephyr

#Trans #lawmaker #ZooeyZephyr and #girlfriend #ErinReed #targeted in ‘#swatting’ #attack: ‘We will not be #deterred!'

“I will never stop #advocating for my #community and will never be #silenced.”

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Montana #Politics #Media #Police #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/04/zooey-zephyr-erin-reed-swat-attack/

Montana Trans Rep. Zooey Zephyr Target of SWATting Attempt Hours After Girlfriend Was

https://www.advocate.com/crime/zooey-zephyr#toggle-gdpr

#Advocate #SWATting #TransRights #Montana #ZooeyZephyr #LGBTQ+ #politics

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https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/09/violence-as-a-service-brickings-firebombings-shootings-for-hire/

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