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--- tactics:swatting [2025/09/26 05:01] – [Defense] Humphrey Boa-Gart
+++ tactics:swatting [2025/12/02 06:27] (current) – Humphrey Boa-Gart
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 [{{ :tactics:tomfbi.jpeg?300|Don't be this guy, Anon. Just don't.}}]
-//**"Swatting" is a criminal offense in many jurisdictions!** Because law enforcement does not like having their time wasted on these things, having someone swatted can saddle you with some hefty fines and even land you in prison. **It also crosses an unspoken criminal code to not get police involved with personal disputes**, so this type of escalation can be responded to in ways you may not be prepared to deal with. Furthermore, the collateral damage it tends to inflict on nearby innocent bystanders is a surefire way to get people hurt or invite retaliation from people you do not even know. Because of these ethical considerations, the **Anonymous Military Institute** does not condone swatting or similar such attacks.//
+//**"Swatting" is a criminal offense in many jurisdictions!** Because law enforcement does not like having their time wasted on these things, having someone swatted can saddle you with some hefty fines and even land you in prison. **It also crosses an unspoken criminal code to not get police involved with personal disputes**, so this type of escalation can be responded to in ways you may not be prepared to deal with. Furthermore, the collateral damage it tends to inflict on nearby innocent bystanders is a surefire way to get people hurt or invite retaliation from people you do not even know. Because of these ethical considerations, I do not condone swatting or similar such attacks.//
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 Defending oneself against swatting is no easy task. While law enforcement agencies have systems in place to track these sorts of things, they are not of much use when a SWAT unit is beating down your front door with a battering ram. In such cases you want to remain calm and cooperative, and not give them any reason to unload a magazine full of ammo into your chest. As long as you haven't done anything wrong, and don't have things like outstanding warrants against you, you will probably make it out of the situation unscathed as long as you stay cool.
-//(Or you can go out in an epic blaze of glory, but for obvious reasons the Anonymous Military Institute cannot endorse that. But if you do, try to at least livestream it so we can discuss the military implications of the tactics deployed by both sides in your final battle, for [[tactics:harm-reduction|harm reduction]] purposes and all that.)//
+//(Or you can take everyone out with you in an epic blaze of glory! For obvious reasons I cannot endorse that. But if you do, **try to at least livestream it** so we can discuss the military implications of the tactics deployed by both sides in your final battle, for [[tactics:harm-reduction|harm reduction]] purposes and all that.)//
 The best defense against swatting is good [[security:opsec]]. This means:
   * Don't share your address on the internet. Get a post office box for internet deliveries.
-  * Don't post photos that could identify your location, or stream from your front yard.
+  * Don't post photos that could identify your location, nor stream from your front yard.
   * Use a [[security:vpn|VPN]] to mask your location.
   * Don't hand your phone number //(which can be geolocated)// out to people or services on the internet. Use a VOIP number or forwarding service.
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   * Avoid even mentioning which city you live in, if you can help it.
-If you are breaking the law, and you are worried about swatting, then you need to be extra careful. This means things like not leaving unattended mirrors of nosedrugs sitting on your kitchen counter, or anything outside that can invite //"probably cause"//. Don't leave things like assault rifles or crates of grenades in places where anyone //(like your neighbors)// can see them. Don't wave guns around in the front yard while screaming at the top of your lungs. If you have a drill press in your garage that you use to illegally modify guns, or 3D printers that you use to manufacture ghost guns, don't leave parts for said guns lying around by these tools when you aren't using them. And for fucks sake, don't brag anywhere on the internet that you do these things either.
+If you are breaking the law, and you are worried about swatting, then you need to be extra careful. This means things like not leaving unattended mirrors of nosedrugs within eyesight of the front door, or anything outside that can invite //"probable cause"//. Don't leave things like assault rifles or crates of grenades in places where anyone //(like your neighbors)// can see them. Don't wave guns around in the front yard while screaming at the top of your lungs. If you have a drill press in your garage that you use to illegally modify guns, or 3D printers that you use to manufacture ghost guns, don't leave parts for said guns lying around by these tools when you aren't using them. And for fucks sake, don't brag anywhere on the internet that you do these things either.
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