Posted on 09/26/2023 6:57:58 AM PDT by Red Badger
Online anonymity is an important right that has been hotly debated in recent years. The case for preventing people from being “doxxed” was further reiterated yesterday when popular podcaster and Twitter star “Catturd” was swatted in the middle of his show.
So, I was just swatted during my podcast.
The caller pretended to be me and told the cops – "I've stabbed someone, had a gun, and was going to kill myself."
This is the result of being doxxed over and over by leftist outlets. You can imagine how dangerous this is.
I'm okay,…
— Catturd ™ (@catturd2) September 25, 2023
Thankfully nobody was hurt, but as we’ve learned in the past getting swatted can have deadly results. And that seems to be the point of going after Catturd, who was a favorite of President Trump’s when he was still active on Twitter.
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According to Luis Cornelio from Headline USA:
Catturd, a popular anonymous internet personality known for his humorous jabs at left-wing politics, faced a harrowing swatting incident while live-streaming his podcast, In the Litter Box with Jewels and Catturd.
This alarming event followed the doxxing of his identity by unhinged left-wing critics, marking yet another apparent attempt to silence conservative voices.
In his own words, Catturd described the chilling episode to his over 2 million followers on Monday. “I was just swatted during my podcast,” the man behind the account said. “The caller pretended to be me and told the cops – ‘I’ve stabbed someone, had a gun, and was going to kill myself.’”
The account bluntly blamed his doxxing for the dangerous swatting. “This is the result of being doxxed over and over by leftist outlets,” he said. “You can imagine how dangerous this is. I’m okay, the pets are okay, and the local cops were fantastic.”
Catturd had been a target of doxing in the past months, with several accounts sharing his name and alleged residency. However, despite the shock, he reassured his followers he will remain active on social media. “Thanks for your concern. I’ll continue to talk truth to power,” the person continued. “I won’t stop. Love you all.”
Personalities on both sides of the political aisle have called for the end of online anonymity. Dr. Jordan Peterson has notably been an opponent of it, claiming that people should not be allowed to rant or make threats while remaining anonymous. He should tell that to Catturd.
It kind of quietly went away.
LOL. The number becomes traceable depending on the political leanings of the perp.
>>Can’t file charges against someone if you don’t know who they are.
They don’t know only because they don’t bother to investigate.
Is there an actual law against swatting? (Calling the fire department and reporting false fire is a crime.)
You'd think there would be a law against this? It's dangerous, and it must also be very expensive to have all the people and equipment show up for one of these incidents.
But, as you point out: In our third world corrupt country, with its Soros Marxist DA's, the law is a joke, and doesn't apply to the minions of the left, who are harassing those who dare to express opinions against the communist government, and politicians.
Anyway, thank the Lord no one was hurt, and Catturd is going to keep broadcasting. 🙏
At a national level of resources, such calls can be traced back to their origin in a matter of seconds if the right monitoring equipment is already in place. Frequent targets of the swatters may have such arrangements setup by friendly authorities. You just need the right friends.
But wait! There is more. All such calls are logged and can be traced retroactively for days if not weeks afterwards. It is a little harder in that situation to get the exact point of origin, but swatters believe they are untraceable, so they repeat their activities.
Repetition, and bragging about what they are doing gets them eventually, no matter how clever they are.
If the Government really wants to find swatters, they can find them.
glad no one was hurt
There are. The laws vary quite a bit in different States, but false reporting is illegal in almost every place.
It's dangerous, and it must also be very expensive to have all the people and equipment show up for one of these incidents.
It is attempted murder using police as the unwitting agents of that murder. Police really do not like being played in that fashion. The operational expense is not a factor.
The follow up lawsuits and settlement costs are a delayed problem for municipal and county authorities. But they can always raise the mil levy again. It's for "public safety".
Why would they bother to investigate when swatters use technology that makes it impossible for local police to track them?
They’d just be wasting their time.
There should be some way of tracking this.
And then, prison time for attempted murder. All it takes is for one of the victims to react to an unknown threat and their life is extinguished.
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