I just found out about a phenomenon called "SWATTING"

[dunksby]

Runescape player swatted in front of 60K Twitch viewers

A Runescape player was swatted in front of 60,000 viewers on Twitch.

On Thursday armed SWAT team members turned up at the home of 27-year-old Joshua Peters, from Minnesota in the US, following a prank call. The door was answered by Peters' 10-year-old brother.

Peters left the room to address the commotion, before returning to the stream around 15 minutes later in some distress.
So if I understood this correctly, there are people who think it's cool to prank someone by calling SWAT on them. :biggums:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-02-09-runescape-player-swatted-in-front-of-60k-twitch-viewers

Meanwhile, 19-year-old Las Vegas man Brandon Willson, aka "FamedGod", was arrested on Thursday in connection with swatting a Chicago resident last year.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports that authorities claim Willson hacked into consoles to obtain information on two people and threatened to access a bank account.

[Budadiiii]

That link gave me a virus so can you explain what swatting is? I'm trying to swat someone in class today.

[dunksby]

That link gave me a virus so can you explain what swatting is? I'm trying to swat someone in class today.
Here is another link:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-02-09-runescape-player-swatted-in-front-of-60k-twitch-viewers

[Budadiiii]

Here is another link:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-02-09-runescape-player-swatted-in-front-of-60k-twitch-viewers
:roll:

Damn, dude got punked. Crying like a bitch too.

#Swatted

#Runescape

[iamgine]

So if I understood this correctly, there are people who think it's cool to prank someone by calling SWAT on them. :biggums:

I don't think they think it's cool. Maybe the word you're looking for is 'funny'.

Which it was...pretty funny. :lol

[Nowitness]

Dude needs to man up. I've had SWAT teams called in on me prolly 15 times in my life, one of the officers shot my little sister in the head because she was playing with a toy gun. Doesn't faze me one bit, I embrace the culture.

[fiddy]

Dude needs to man up. I've had SWAT teams called in on me prolly 15 times in my life, one of the officers shot my little sister in the head because she was playing with a toy gun. Doesn't faze me one bit, I embrace the culture.
meh, 2/10 for the effort

[sweggeh]

Dude needs to man up. I've had SWAT teams called in on me prolly 15 times in my life, one of the officers shot my little sister in the head because she was playing with a toy gun. Doesn't faze me one bit, I embrace the culture.

:oldlol:

[dunksby]

I don't think they think it's cool. Maybe the word you're looking for is 'funny'.

Which it was...pretty funny. :lol
Nah, these kids to do it to later brag about it and look cool in the eyes of other nerds, hence the nickname "FamedGod".

[Demon Lizard]

I saw the one SWAT that went really viral. It was entertaining, but I don't need to see more of it.

[ArbitraryWater]

Dude needs to man up. I've had SWAT teams called in on me prolly 15 times in my life, one of the officers shot my little sister in the head because she was playing with a toy gun. Doesn't faze me one bit, I embrace the culture.

:roll: :roll:

[KevinNYC]

A couple of conservative bloggers including Erick Erickson have been swatted. It's the work of sociopaths.

[bigkingsfan]

SWAT came into my house, disrespected my whole family because somebody narc'd me out! And you know what? IT WAS YOU!

[Theoo]

Dude needs to man up. I've had SWAT teams called in on me prolly 15 times in my life, one of the officers shot my little sister in the head because she was playing with a toy gun. Doesn't faze me one bit, I embrace the culture.
:bowdown: so alpa , if police swat come to my house when im play nba2k15 i well tell them get the fk** out my house before i shot your ass