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| Erick Erickson of RedState.com |
With the 2012 campaign season about to be in full swing several Conservative bloggers are taking extra precautions when it comes to protecting themselves and their families. No one knows this better than conservative blogger Erick Erickson of RedState.com.
According to reports, "SWAT-ing" refers to a hoax in which an anonymous prankster falsely
reports a violent crime at an unsuspecting person's home, prompting a
police team to respond to the location believing a dangerous situation
is at hand."
Ali Akbar, head of the National Bloggers Club told reporters that individuals who carry out such pranks are "trying to dampen down free speech, but it goes beyond that--it's putting people's physical safety in jeopardy."
Pranksters have gone so far as to use "voiceover IP" technology to make it appear as those such telephone calls are actually resonating from the individuals home. However, in reality the calls are nothing but a hoax. In another case of "SWAT-ing" involved, "conservative Patrick Frey of Patterico's Pontifications, who reportedly
had a SWAT team --with guns drawn -- descend on his California home in
July 2011 and handcuff him."
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