Swatting in Texas

A group of students at Stephen F. Austin State University claim officials at the Texas college have denied them due process in a case over “swatting,” in which a hoax emergency call is used to send police to a victim’s residence, by rushing to punish them for something they did not do.

LUFKIN, Texas — A group of students at Stephen F. Austin State University claim officials at the Texas college have denied them due process in a case over “swatting,” in which a hoax emergency call is used to send police to a victim’s residence, by rushing to punish them for something they did not do.

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