Posted on 12/30/2023 9:00:17 AM PST by jimjohn
If one needs any evidence of American society falling apart, look no further than the newest tradecraft of America's domestic enemies, ‘swatting’; where such enemies exploit the time honored practice of emergency response measures, and turn it into a weapon. Like cross burnings of the past, it is meant to intimidate, produce fear, and in worse cases provoke victims to take actions that could prove fatal. It is in fact, the definition of modern day terrorism. Its continued use will rise exponentially unless Real Americans decide to take action against it.
CNN recently defined swatting as “...a prank call made to authorities with the express purpose of luring them to a location – usually a home – where they are led to believe a horrific crime has been committed or is in progress. This results in a forceful response from local police or SWAT teams, who have no way of knowing the call is a hoax…”
But yes, there is a way…
This weaponized use of law enforcement is nothing new. And in some cases it may involve more than law enforcement. fire departments first responders, rideshare and delivery services could also be called in on a potential victim. It has gotten people killed in the past, such as 28 year-old Andrew Finch of Wichita KS. In recent days, the pace of these calls have picked up, and it appears many of the targets have become political; victims whose policies and opinions don’t follow the narrative of the day. With little enforcement and the publicity following such actions, domestic terrorists of the narrative (a.k.a leftists) are currently enjoying this new tool.
Back in the day, unsuspecting victims would notice two pieces of wood fastened perpendicularly, and set alight outside their residence. In many cases, it served as a warning, and an understanding that stepping outside to address the matter with the perpetrators could result in serious harm or worse. This practice went on for years, especially in certain parts of the country (ironically by the same political party commiting most of these acts today). However I remember my father and grandfather who both told me that despite all the marches against this injustice, what eventually deterred these actions was not more engagement by law enforcement, but an attitude change by the victims (i.e., black men with shotguns).
Also, the perpetrators in those days were known to hide their identities, thus avoiding prosecution or retribution. But things changed once the suspect could be identified.
To defeat these modern-day cross burners, we need to both change our attitudes, and pull the masks off the perpetrators. But allow me to first dispel 3 myths:
My first suggestion to fighting against this evil phenomenon is for victims to not make an assault public. Controversal, yes - but hear me out. We live in a world where oxygen thieves enjoy any harm that can be brought on their political or ideological opponents, and each report will breed copy cats, but there’s more:
When a fake call is made, it is rare that the caller is anywhere near the potential victim, thus no real way of knowing if their attack was successful, unless either the victim broadcasts it, or gets neutralized by said attack. Think of it as someone firing mortar rounds from far away at your home, with no line-of-sight to verify. But then you get on social media and say “Hey, they missed my house”, as if they won’t try again. Keeping quiet may also have the bad-guy(s) looking over their shoulder wondering when a response may be coming back in their direction.
Next, is an action that can and should be taken up by any legislature, even on a local level:
Pass laws for a) severe penalties for those found guilty of making such calls, and for the victim to have the immediate access to all information regarding the call including log records, recordings, etc. This is the modern-day equivalent of pulling their masks off. In fact, the police don’t have to wait for this legislation, as we all know how 911 calls mysteriously get leaked.
If you are a victim and denied information as listed above, I would suggest using lawsuits if necessary to receive such information and/or compensation for any pain and suffering. After all, these calls are being weaponized to do you and others harm. This information in the hands of the victim may be the most effective way to track down the true perpetrators.
Unfortunately, too many of us live in a world where we expect to be protected by peace officers. The reality is that times have changed. We are actively dealing with a domestic adversary waging war against us, and we have a law enforcement apparatus that is either incapable or unwilling to provide functions necessary for peace and tranquility. Regrettably at some point, it will be left to the individual to take matters into their own hands.
Just my $0.02
P.S. (related): To show you how bad it can get, recently in a Buffalo, NY suburb, someone using a voice disguise called police threatened to shoot people at a Tops grocery store On Dec 28, 2023). You may recall another Tops grocery store in the area less than 2 years ago being attacked killing 10. This recent incident put everyone on edge for obvious reasons, and tied up virtually all law enforcement in that suburb and nearby towns. The call turned out to be fake. But can you imagine the cops running across a shopper who happened to have a CCW at that time?
Enough said.
4th Amendment text: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
The Aunt Teefers! America’s newest KKK.
Excellent stuff. Bfl
That's the nature of swatting.
I don’t follow the writer’s logic behind Myth number 3.
Recent history teaches us that corrupt “law enforcement” at the highest levels are capable and willing to do these deeds.
Even with a VPN, and a burner phone, it could easily be tracked and the criminal arrested.
Don’t believe me? Call a death threat into Joe Biden. Call DC police and say a U-haul arriving in DC today is a MAGA fertilizer bomb. Or say you have 10 stinger missiles and intend to shoot down airliners on takeoff tomorrow at Dulles Airport.
Then go make a cup of tea and wait for the FBI and cops to show up at your door. VPN or not.
They are not doing anything about swatting for the same reason they are doing nothing about the border wide open, or the BLM/Antifa terror riots. It is because Leviathan finds those tactics useful and allows them.
As for why don’t the cops do better confirming, they could easily do so. Especially for repeat customers and politicians.
Simply establish a safe word. They all know how to do this since most of them are swingers anyway.
If a call comes in that MTG is killing everyone in her house with an axe, you call the house. If someone answers, ask if everything is ok. Have them confirm by giving the safe word. Tell them you will be knocking on the door in 10 minutes to lay eyes on them. Send two men in sport jackets. Easy ....
As for the all out SWAT response, even a rudimentary department should be proceeding carefully, gaining information before acting deliberately. The more common jabbermonkey gear queer mentality of guys dressed like soldiers arriving in platoon strength is a sign of incompetence.
It really is amazing how many problems would be resolved by officers wearing uniforms again like Reed and Malloy carrying 357s. Guys who know how to knock on a door and don’t stand there wearing fatigues and plate carrier looking vests festooned with AR magazines, etc.
If this started happening to Schumer, Biden, Cenk Uygur, Rachel Madcow, Jack Smith, Letticia, Judge Chutkin, Judge Engorgon, etc....
I bet we would find out real fast that they could make arrests.
The fact that not a single democrat cares or gets swatted about says it all.
It’s a small price to pay for the War on Drugs, but I believe it should be Perfectly LEGAL and routine for Judges, Cops and Lawyers to be Swatted, they gave us this mess, they should have to LIVE IT too.
Indeed.
I concur with all with the addition of victim is entitled to all information and logs regarding the perpetrators call.
The local cops? Not so much. They don't have access to the required network sources. They would depend on "help" from the Federales. That help is not coming. Not a good situation for the locals.
The same people keep getting targeted for swatting calls. Local police and FBI generally know the targets and rely on verification protocols and keyword statements from the victims of a swatting call to limit the chances of a shootout. That works, but it is still a huge stress on the victims.
These calls are not traced because the higher-level authorities approve of the targets, or they just don't care enough to make the effort.
There are legal restrictions. But as we see over and over, the law is a minor hindrance when the Deep State people want to do something. There is always a sympathetic judge who will grant a FISA warrant without asking too many questions. Laws could be adjusted to allow easier tracing of swatters. And that tracing most likely already occurs, it just does not get publicized or used in legal proceedings.
A key item is: Do not publicize swatting calls. It only encourages the swatters by giving them feedback on their successes.
The other key item is: Trace the calls in a manner authorized by law, find perpetrators and their sponsors, prosecute them, convict them, sentence them to decades in prison, and make public examples of them "pour encourager les autres".
Yes, that last item is a lot more work.
Every “swatting prank call” is an attempted murder.
The calls are made by malevolent monsters against people who have good reason to fear for their personal safety. As such, a person being “swatted” may be in the habit of arming him/her self before going to investigate some middle-of-the-night knock on their door. And knowing the propensity for the jack-boots to shoot first, it is obvious that such calls are attempts to have someone murdered by law dawgs.
And the D.A.’s and judges lounge in their indifference. Such D.A.’s and judges are party to conspiracy to commit murder.
Convince me otherwise.
I’m adjacent to MTG’s CD, and of course she’s been swatted several times. One of the nearby state senators was just swatted as well.
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