US Must Stop ‘Swatting’ From Becoming Election Weapon: Dave Lee

Already it’s being referred to as the “Season of Swatting.” In the past couple of weeks, political figures on both the left and the right have been the targets of fake police calls designed to put them in harm’s way. Action is needed to stop such tactics from becoming a potentially deadly weapon during this darkly contentious election cycle.

Swatting, derived from SWAT, is the term for placing a hoaxed call to lure armed officers to the location of an innocent and unsuspecting victim. Last week, Senator Rick Scott of Florida, a Republican, said “cowards” swatted his home while he ...