Last night, Infowars host Chase Geiser was swatted twice in his home. This is not the first time for a conservative to be swatted, nor will it be the last, though has become a common occurrence of harassment coming from the left. Swatting is a dangerous and illegal prank where someone makes a false emergency call, typically to law enforcement, claiming a serious threat—like a hostage situation, bomb threat, or active shooter—at a specific location. The goal is to provoke a large, armed police response, often a SWAT team, to the targeted address, which is usually that of an unsuspecting victim. While it may start as a misguided attempt at humor or revenge, swatting carries severe risks and consequences. The core issue is the mismatch between perception and reality: police treat the call as a genuine emergency, while the victim is blindsided. This disconnect creates a volatile situation where miscommunication or missteps can turn deadly. Advances in technology—like spoofed phone numbers or AI-generated voices—make swatting easier to execute and harder to trace, compounding the risks.
Just in late 2023, these were the conservatives who were recently swatted;
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who reported her eighth swatting incident on December 25, 2023, with additional attempts targeting her daughters’ homes.
Brandon Williams (R-N.Y.), swatted on December 25, 2023.
Rick Scott (R-Fla.), swatted on December 27, 2023.
Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), swatted on December 25, 2023.
Georgia State Senators John Albers, Kay Kirkpatrick, Clint Dixon (all Republicans), and Lt. Governor Burt Jones, swatted between December 25-27, 2023.
Jack Posobiec, a conservative commentator, whose parents were swatted on December 24 and 25, 2023.
John Paul Mac Isaac, tied to the Hunter Biden laptop story, swatted on December 29, 2023.
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