c/usa · by Blankzy@reddthat.com · 2y

11-Year-Old Charged in More Than 20 Swatting Calls Against Schools

https://gizmodo.com/11-year-old-charged-in-more-than-20-swatting-calls-against-schools-2000479825

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7 Comments

sunzu@kbin.run · 9 pts · 2y (3 replies)

how is this even a thing, you would think 3rd time would be enough or that 911 caller would ID a child's voice.

Leeks@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y (2 replies)

But if it’s real and they don’t send the team, it would be considerably worse PR then “we wasted time and resources”.

sunzu@kbin.run · 1 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Well this policy clearly invites bad faith actors and people who get paid money for managing it, don't seem to give any fucks about managing the threat.

JasonDJ@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 2y

You'd be really surprised how much of the modern world hangs only in the capability of people to not be assholes.

We're fucked.

Carrolade@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Makes you wonder just how many of us online are 11. I think I'm going with a conservative 50%.

zurohki@aussie.zone · 8 pts · 2y

Age or IQ?

someguy3@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 2y

In the case of this kid, he made threats about bombs placed in various locations, threatened to commit mass shootings, or stated that a teacher or students had been shot, according to local authorities.

He was in Virginia, swatted schools in Florida.