Wake Forest family terrified after swatting incident sends dozens of law enforcement officers to their home
Luke Reynolds and his family were victims of swatting, a prank call intended to provoke law enforcement.
www.wral.com
Aww crap, we’re now in WF.
After @Jeppo ‘s thread about the property gate and providing the code to LEO/EMS, the wife & were just discussing this. I’ve mixed feelings & she tells me I’m paranoid & need to stop reading news.
We probably need to get to know some of the WF LEO.
Looks like it was probably just music, I don't see anything political on his YT page, but I don't have TikTok.He said he was live-streaming when this happened. What was he live-streaming about?
Wake Forest family terrified after swatting incident sends dozens of law enforcement officers to their home
Luke Reynolds and his family were victims of swatting, a prank call intended to provoke law enforcement.www.wral.com
Well the point of swatting is to pretend there is a situation where that force will be needed. And getting confirmation that it's not so has to be under the assumption that information you are getting from inside might be given under duress.I can't believe after all this time there still hasn't been some sort of a protocol worked out to minimize the risk of investigating these things.
I mean they called the homeowner inside the house, landline? cell phone? where did they get the number?
is the line of thinking that everyone, everything must be in place for an immediate storming before we make the first confirmed contact with the folks inside?
Well the point of swatting is to pretend there is a situation where that force will be needed. And getting confirmation that it's not so has to be under the assumption that information you are getting from inside might be given under duress.
Oh, but this swatter isn’t a threat to “our democracy” like those insurectionists (that weren’t) are.I wish they would investigate and prosecute the person who called it in with the vigor used against anyone near the Capitol on Jan 6.
is the line of thinking that everyone, everything must be in place for an immediate storming before we make the first confirmed contact with the folks inside?
That could be the bad guy answering the phone.
"There is no problem here everything is fine. No we didn't call 911."
Just saying.
Well the point of swatting is to pretend there is a situation where that force will be needed. And getting confirmation that it's not so has to be under the assumption that information you are getting from inside might be given under duress.
Couple of years ago, out on a rural road, dude jumps out in front of my car waving arms to get me to stop. Didn't get a good feeling, decided I would pass.I aint buying it in this day and age. "What is your name sir, what is your address, what is the phone number you are calling from?" You cant tell me they cant verify who is calling unless its a burner phone and still if it is then maybe do some more verifying before call out the swat boys. When I called 911 for my Alzheimer neighbor when his wife almost died, the dispatcher wouldnt let me off the phone. So if somebody anonomously calls in and then hangs up, maybe the dispatch should take a depth breath, count to 10 and call back. Who did the homeowner piss off or is just some retard that gets off on swatting? I hope they catch and nail his ass.
I'm actually okay with the SWAT Rollin on Scene rather than dorking around with verbal verifications that are not verify-able. Pros to my aid faster as far as I'm concerned.I aint buying it in this day and age. "What is your name sir, what is your address, what is the phone number you are calling from?" You cant tell me they cant verify who is calling unless its a burner phone and still if it is then maybe do some more verifying before call out the swat boys. When I called 911 for my Alzheimer neighbor when his wife almost died, the dispatcher wouldnt let me off the phone. So if somebody anonomously calls in and then hangs up, maybe the dispatch should take a depth breath, count to 10 and call back. Who did the homeowner piss off or is just some retard that gets off on swatting? I hope they catch and nail his ass.
kinda figure if you're not going to Trust God and a LEO, ya might as well just get used to being miserable.
But then I grew up with LEO friends and family and kinda figure if you're not going to Trust God and a LEO, ya might as well just get used to being miserable.
I'm not the slightest bit surprised by the nature your response. Your Godhead fails you.
That’s just the splinter in my eye…not the log in yours.Awry...
Your Godhead fails you.
How many people use virtual phone numbers for legitimate everyday reasons? If that's not a thing then I would say you are spot on - virtual number put the brakes on the SWAT team and call the place the call is about instead.Tracking these swatters down is impossible with out a dedicated TSA super computer. Those are full up hunting down far right white nationalists.
So for those not in the know, let me explain how this works. This is a paid for service (via crypto) on the dark web. The "caller" is AI generated. The call is placed through the dark web (untraceable) through a virtual phone number.
NOW, here's what bothers me. With simple technology, the police (probably already can) can know whether this is coming from a real (cell or landline) number. If it's coming from a virtual number (even though the number can be masked to "show" a caller ID of the real landline number, you can tell if it's virtual) that should give instant red flags. At that point the burden of proof should be far less. A callback or maybe even a simple drive-by?
Here's my theory. They don't care. Less swat calls means less money. The more calls, the more they can justify their existence to us peasants.