The Boston Globe reports that Rep. Katherine Clark and her husband were at home watching TV when police suddenly blocked off their street with multiple officers, some with long guns, on her front lawn.”
The report says police told Rep. Clark “they had received a report of an active shooter at her house."
For what it’s worth they were regular cops, not a SWAT team, and after speaking with Rep. Clark it became clear it was a hoax and everyone went home.
While swatting a Congresswoman is dumb at the best of times, this is a particularly notable example because last year Rep. Clark sponsored a bill that would make swatting a federal felony.
So kids. You want to make swatting a federal felony? This is how you make swatting a federal felony.
The report says police told Rep. Clark “they had received a report of an active shooter at her house."
For what it’s worth they were regular cops, not a SWAT team, and after speaking with Rep. Clark it became clear it was a hoax and everyone went home.
While swatting a Congresswoman is dumb at the best of times, this is a particularly notable example because last year Rep. Clark sponsored a bill that would make swatting a federal felony.
So kids. You want to make swatting a federal felony? This is how you make swatting a federal felony.
