This morning, some vicious piece of excrement made a 911 call claiming that Parkland massacre survivor and gun control advocate David Hogg had been kidnapped and that an armed person was in his home. The Broward Sheriff's Office responded to the call with a SWAT team, who entered the Hogg residence but later discovered that the family was in Washington, DC. The Broward Sheriff's Office have detectives working on finding the sick perpetrator. Although Hogg graciously dismissed the episode as a "silly prank," the practice of "swatting" can have deadly consequences if one or more innocent people are confronted by SWAT officers.
Since the consequences of "swatting" can result in death, this crime is more closely related to a terrorist act, meant to intimidate and cause fear for political purposes. One can be certain that this won't stop David Hogg, the March For Our Lives movement, or young voters going to the polls between now and November.
(photo: CBS Miami. Police vehicles at residence of Hogg family)
2 comments:
I so fear for these kids & their families. They are up against violent, hateful, sociopaths that have NO qualms about terrorizing to the most extreme!!!
F.M. -- They're so courageous in the face of violence, and we must support them and their movement to the fullest. That includes INSISTING on police protection for them where they live and when they demonstrate in our communities.
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