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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 10:57 AM Jun 2018

Family of Stoneman Douglas student advocate David Hogg 'swatted' at home

Hogg was not home at time of incident
By Jeff Tavss - Executive Producer Posted: 9:41 AM, June 05, 2018 Updated: 9:59 AM, June 05, 2018

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - The family of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg was "swatted" Tuesday morning, causing police to respond to their Parkland home.

A call came into the Broward Sheriff's Office claiming a hostage situation at the home.

Coral Springs Fire Rescue arrived at the scene to find there was no hostage situation and the call was a prank.

Hogg was not home at the time of the incident and is currently in Washington, DC with his mother to accept the RFK Human Rights award.

Sky 10 was over the home as units were staged outside as a precaution. BSO responded with multiple crews and a police helicopter.

https://www.local10.com/news/family-of-stoneman-douglas-advocate-david-hogg-swatted-at-home
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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
2. Some GOP NRA bastard is trying to kill David Hogg and his family by swatting
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:01 AM
Jun 2018

Think that can't happen? Read on...


Shooting death in video game leads to a real one in Kansas
By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN Updated 7:24 PM ET, Tue January 30, 2018

(CNN) A virtual shooting death in an online video game led to the real-life shooting death of a Kansas man in December, according to court documents.

Tyler Barriss, 25, was charged with involuntary manslaughter earlier this month for his alleged role in a "swatting" incident that ended with Wichita Police fatally shooting 28-year-old Andrew Finch at his front door.

Barriss, who lives in Los Angeles, admitted to placing a prank call reporting a hostage situation at Finch's address, according to a police affidavit. Barriss told police he made call at the request of a gamer who was upset at a teammate for accidentally killing him in a video game. Finch was not involved in the online dispute, and his family said he did not play video games.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/30/us/kansas-swatting-death-affidavit/index.html

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
5. The gunhumping punk needs to be locked up
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:05 AM
Jun 2018

People can get killed by swatting as I'm sure was the intent of the criminal that did this.

Initech

(100,079 posts)
9. There's some sick shit being posted on his twitter feed by gun humpers.
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:12 AM
Jun 2018

This is absolutely scary and I agree, I hope they catch these bastards, but there may be more than one sick asshole in on it.

Frustratedlady

(16,254 posts)
4. This is why I worry about those kids and their GOTV efforts, this summer.
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:04 AM
Jun 2018

The creeps are out there and I would guess quite a few of them are extremists. Trump will keep them riled up at rallies.

Hopefully, the "children" will teach us and turn the 2018 election around. God knows the adults can't do it.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
7. I hope it doesn't develop into Freedom Riders type violence
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:10 AM
Jun 2018

But Trump's brownshirts will be constantly stirred up by Fox "news", hate radio and Shitler himself so who knows.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
10. There should be high level law enforcement put on this ASAP!
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:14 AM
Jun 2018

This was not just some mindless prank.

This was a political assassination attempt against not only David Hogg but his entire family!!

I blame the !@#$% GOP NRA for this shit!!!

Initech

(100,079 posts)
12. Have you seen David Hogg's twitter feed?
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:16 AM
Jun 2018

Like I said there's some absolutely sick and twisted shit being posted by the NRAholes on it every time he tweets. He really set them off and I really hope that people are paying attention to what's really going on.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
13. No I don't do twitter
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:21 AM
Jun 2018

But I can imagine the hate he gets from NRA gunhumpers though.

I'm sure it's terrible.

Initech

(100,079 posts)
16. I've reported hundreds of accounts for hate speech.
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:54 AM
Jun 2018

There's something about David Hogg and the Parkland students that really sets off the NRAholes. I'm sure Alex Jones had something to do with it. I hope these kids can sue him for slander.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
17. The NRA hates those kids because they are effective
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 12:05 PM
Jun 2018

They are child survivors of a gun massacre who will not shut up and die so the NRA's gun manufacturers can make more profits on the dead bodies of school children in America!

The NRA can't demonize them to the general public.

So they view them as a threat and now David Hogg and his family get swatted.

In reality this was a political assassination attempt by the gunhumpers.

Dem_4_Life

(1,765 posts)
11. Disgusting! I think his Dad is ex-FBI...I hope they catch the guy.
Tue Jun 5, 2018, 11:15 AM
Jun 2018

These NRA people are crazy and appalling.

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