Don't fucking talk to me about how there are no laws against online harassment.
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@sarahjeong Krebs says it is 18 USC 371, conspiracy to defraud gov't, so sounds pretty specific to multiple perps conspiring to swat :/ -
@tieguy that's a big deal still! this is the most extreme form of harassment at the moment -
@sarahjeong oh, definitely. Though always torn when prosecutors are "creative" about resolving real problems with vague statutes. -
@sarahjeong that ways lies precedent that can all-too-easily be turned against good people :/ -
@sarahjeong on balance, given seriousness of problem, I'm OK with it, but…still queasy about the level of prosecutorial discretion involved. -
@tieguy I do think in this case it's unusual but not absurd -
@tieguy similar charges get used for people who interfere with police investigations
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@sarahjeong It's a bizarre letter. -
@Popehat I'm bothered that they say "the offense is Conspiracy"-- like, uh, what
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