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**Mourningfall** · 04-23-2014, 08:18 PM

There's a cost to deploying emergency services, I think the people stupid enough to make these calls should be held accountable.
If you consider that "debatable" then I can only assume you (the taxpayer) would rather pay for their insolence first-hand.
This is actually illegal in a number of countries I'm surprised the US are only just now "working to make sure this is punishable by law"
~~It's already illegal in a few states; In California you can face fines of up to $1,000, six months in jail, or both and in Virginia you can face fines of up to $2,500.

In fact, in Virginia it's illegal to make false reports of emergencies or disasters by telephone to anyone - public or private - not just the 911 lines.

04-23-2014, 08:18 PM	#2
Mourningfall ⇐⇓⇑⇒ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Paradise Posts: 1,627	Re: [Debate] Should "swatting" be outlawed? There's a cost to deploying emergency services, I think the people stupid enough to make these calls should be held accountable. If you consider that "debatable" then I can only assume you (the taxpayer) would rather pay for their insolence first-hand. This is actually illegal in a number of countries I'm surprised the US are only just now "working to make sure this is punishable by law" ~~It's already illegal in a few states; In California you can face fines of up to $1,000, six months in jail, or both and in Virginia you can face fines of up to $2,500. In fact, in Virginia it's illegal to make false reports of emergencies or disasters by telephone to anyone - public or private - not just the 911 lines.