David Hogg’s Reaction To SWAT Team Incident Leaves People Scratching Their Heads

As I mentioned earlier, David Hogg’s home was “swatted.”

That’s where someone calls authorities and reports a MAJOR threat at your home. Be it a murder or bomb threat or hostage situation or what not… authorities are left with no option other than to respond to the threat.

It’s happened a few times before when unhinged a-holes want to get attention or revenge on someone… and it’s really, REALLY dangerous.

People have no idea what’s going on, and one wrong move or perceived threat by the SWAT team could end with someone seriously hurt… or worse.

It’s no laughing matter. Not even close.

David Hogg has reacted… and it’s… interesting, to say the least.

“The swatting incident was just a silly prank,” Hogg tells @ABC.

“It’s not going to take our focus off what we’re super excited about—the March For Our Lives bus tour to get young people to vote and promote gun law reform.” https://t.co/BvGCtEyWnb

— ABC News (@ABC) June 5, 2018

Hmm…

Here’s the thing… it’s not a “silly prank.” There’s nothing silly about it. People have DIED because of so-called “Swatting.”

Just last December, someone died over this “silly prank”

A feud between two Call of Duty players led to the death of a 28-year-old Kansas man, who was shot and killed by police after a fraudulent 911 call sent a SWAT team to the man’s private home. The news was first reported by local newspaper The Wichita Eagle, which cites numerous now-deleted tweets in which Call of Duty players take responsibility for participating in or observing the intended prank, which came after an argument about an online wagered match reportedly worth just $1.50. One player allegedly provided a fake address to someone with a history of calling in fake threats. That person, later identified and arrested by the LAPD, proceeded to embroil the innocent stranger in the feud, according to independent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs.

The move, known as swatting, involves a disgruntled internet user calling in a fake threat of violence, typically a murder and hostage situation invented by the caller, and doing so anonymously by using software to mask their identity and location. That results in an excessive display of force from police, who have no other information to go on and typically respond to such calls with an extraordinary amount of aggression.

Nothing silly about this at all.

Heck, I was more upset over what was done to David Hogg than David Hogg was!

His supporters gave him a pat on the back for his “maturity.”

I’m really impressed with how he handled this. Very mature. And he focuses any attention that happens to be about him on their initiative. Awesome!

— MedStudent2.0 (@SarcasticLatte) June 5, 2018

But many saw this VERY differently…

it’s not a prank, it’s attempted murder

— jordan🍑 (@bbyxplicit) June 5, 2018

Except this isn’t a silly prank. I disagree with Hogg on just about everything, including this. This is not a prank. It’s serious business. People can be injured or killed because of “silly pranks” like this. This is a crime and the person responsible should be held accountable.

— TheGunny (@Gunny_Says) June 5, 2018

The fact that Hogg is calling someone who swatted his home “a silly prank” is concerning.

There is nothing “silly” about this unless it was done for publicity purposes. And even then, it is still a horrific abuse of police resources.

Nothing “silly” here. https://t.co/KwyFC3j9M1

— Liberty (@LibertyJen) June 5, 2018

If someone swatted my house, the last thing I’d be doing is 1) calling it a silly prank trying to downplay the attempted murder someone just pulled on me and 2) pivot to my “cause.”

— RBe (@RBPundit) June 5, 2018

This is why the generic response of “whoever did this should go to prison” is safe. If he did actually swat himself (I don’t think he did), he should go to prison.

— Reluctant Exister (@IriathZhul) June 5, 2018

Yeah… this is just really, really weird to me.

Further proving this kid has no grasp on reality.

— Jim (@Ifitsthisname) June 5, 2018

Thoughts?