Posted on 03/14/2025 12:50:36 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
FBI director Kash Patel Friday said he had noticed the alarming rise in 'swatting' incidents targeting media figures which is becoming a dangerous trend. The agency, he vowed, would take action and hold those responsible accountable. Without mentioning that this is happening with MAGA influencers, Patel said this is not about politics. "...weaponizing law enforcement against ANY American is not only morally reprehensible but also endangers lives, including those of our officers. That will not be tolerated. We are fully committed to working with local law enforcement to crack down on these crimes," Kash Patel wrote.
Social media influencer Gunther Eagleman, radio show host Joe Pagliarulo, and Infowars' Chase Geiser are among those who have said they were targeted in recent days in swat calls where someone called police and reported a hoax emergency at the house of the target sending police and sometimes armes response units to their address -- for some fake complaint.
Texas-based talk show host Pagliarulo said he was a victim of swatting in the early hours of March 12. Pagliarulo said he was unaware that the man was from law enforcement and considered confronting him with his own guns, mistaking him as an attacker. Pagliarulo said he called 911, and an operator informed him they had received a report of a disturbance at his address, which he said was false.
Catturd, a popular pro-Trump social media account with more than 3.4 million X followers, wrote Friday morning that he was "swatted again for the fourth time" at his home.
"I was just swatted again for the 4th time. As I tweeted earlier, I live in the middle of nowhere and know all the cops here. (because of the past swattings) they knew what it was immediately and just called me and sent one officer…
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Of course he will. Any day now, any day.
Mash is keeping up on stuff.
The Democrat Party is running its ground game.
I’m still amazed that there are any police-forces out there who respond to a random, anonymous call, with a seal-team six larping SWAT response.
That’s the root of the problem right there.
This swatting business sure does present like a capital crime.
After legislation is passed mandating capital punishment for swatters, I really doubt the convicted will choose to die by firing squad.
How about “our agents are coming for you right now and you will be arrested and swiftly prosecuted to the full extent of the law”?
They do in soviet Red Hampshire...they even bring big shiny fire trucks.
It might take him a while because he’s busy releasing that Epstein horde.
It’s terrorism. That requires more than a law enforcement approach.
Charge them with terrorism.
Just effen do it and tell us about it later!
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