Congress considers banning Swatting.

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Reverenddel wrote:Personally? I think jail time for false-SWATting would be a GREAT idea!
Until you put some "teeth" into a law, people ignore it.
SHMIV wrote:Is it only a misdemeanor?
Consider the wrongful harassment of the swatting victim and the value of the victims time that is wasted over this nonsense.
Consider the time wasted by the 911 operater, and the value of that time. Consider the value of the phone line.
Consider the wasted time, and its value, for each responding officer. Then consider the wear and tear on each responding vehicle, plus fuel costs. Consider, too, that a report will have to be written, so don't forget the time spent on that, and it's value, plus the cost of the resources involved in that. Likely, some superior officer or two will probably waste some time reviewing the report. So, we'll consider those time values, too.
Once upon a time, theft of over $100 was considered a Grand Larceny, which is a felony. I don't know what it is now, and I don't care enough to look. But, add up all the values above (no clue how to do that; too tired to care enough to figure it out ), and compare it to the Grand Larceny minimum. I expect that the cost of wasted time and resources would probably be greater than the minimum amount to qualify for a Grand Larceny.
Also, in the swatting "game", there is a certain amount of reckless endangerment involved.
Considering swatting to be a felony seems reasonable to me. But, the voice on the 911 recording should definitely match the voice of the accused swatter. I'd hate for some asshat to hook a buttset up to a phone box on someones house, and get that resident erroneously charged and convicted.
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