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Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by MattGaiser on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:15PM (#27901598)
Swatting is definitely a thing in Canada.
Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by mcguire on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:44PM (#27902115)
Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by trasz on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:49AM (#27902753)
“In the only known UK arrest for swatting offences [..] all commited in the US.”

So… nah.

Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by mcguire on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @02:18PM (#27909986)
"Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts and her family were woken in the early hours of the morning last week by armed police at the door. Days later, more armed police arrived at the address of a Mumsnet user. In both cases, police had received calls claiming there was a gunman at the property. In both, said gunman did not exist."
Re:Man dies of a heart attack after minors swatted him over ... by trasz on Thursday July 22, 2021 @02:48AM (#27916177)
Turns out you’re right, and “ Roberts and the Mumsnet user were the first known UK victims of "swatting"”. The first.

Although it still sounds like something very different from the real swatting, in that the police didn’t pose danger to inhabitants.