Make "swatting" a charge equal to attempted murder

Make "swatting" a charge equal to attempted murder

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Started by Matthew Orlando

People think it's OK to call the police to report a violent crime when none has happened because they don't like something or someone on the internet. People have died because of this practice.

This should be a new charge that carries roughly the same sentence as attempted murder. And if anyone gets hurt or killed because of these actions that's a separate charge for each incident on top of the swatting charge.

This has to stop. Current laws aren't strict enough on this. People have lost their lives because of this! 

12 have signed. Let’s get to 25!