New Ohio GOP bill criminalizes 'swatting', as in when a person calls 911 & falsely reports a crime, like a hostage situation or active shooter or bomb

[basquebromance]

the Ohio House approved it. i support this bill. there's a time to joke, and a time to be serious. personal security is a serious issue, my friends

Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would criminalize 'swatting'

Swatting is when an individual calls 911 and falsely reports a serious crime to send a large police presence to an unsuspecting victim.

www.news5cleveland.com

 

[Big Bend Texas]

the Ohio House approved it. i support this bill. there's a time to joke, and a time to be serious. personal security is a serious issue, my friends

Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would criminalize 'swatting'

Swatting is when an individual calls 911 and falsely reports a serious crime to send a large police presence to an unsuspecting victim.

www.news5cleveland.com

Filing a false report has always been a crime, this is the logical extension into the modern age.

Swatting runs a very high risk of getting totally innocent people killed.

"Swatters" should face the same sentence possible for the false crimes they report X3.

 

[surada]

the Ohio House approved it. i support this bill. there's a time to joke, and a time to be serious. personal security is a serious issue, my friends

Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would criminalize 'swatting'

Swatting is when an individual calls 911 and falsely reports a serious crime to send a large police presence to an unsuspecting victim.

www.news5cleveland.com

Bout time.