He wrote that the incident occurred soon after he shared photos of his family online for Father’s Day, which is celebrated in the US in late June – also widely recognised as Pride Month. Buttigieg likened it to the practice of “swatting”, which is the act of making a false call to emergency services to prompt a response at a particular address. The goal is to get authorities – particularly an armed SWAT team – to show up. Public officials from across the political spectrum
have increasingly been targeted by swatting. Law enforcement agencies have warned that the incidents divert resources from other pressing tasks and pose risks to both law enforcement and the victims. “It’s a cruel and dangerous kind of hoax that has started happening more frequently in recent years,” Buttigieg wrote. “Now imagine the same concept, but with Child Protective Services instead of a SWAT team. Hadn’t thought of that? Me neither, until a few days ago.”
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So wait, this was like swatting but CPS? That’s messed up.
I didn’t realize kids were actually being separated over fake reports. Like how is this even a thing?? Also Father’s Day and Pride Month?? Seems like someone’s just trying to make it political.
replying to 1: SWAT team is already overkill half the time, so CPS hoax sounds even worse. But I’m also confused why he’s posting photos on Father’s Day like that is what caused it? Idk, social media always gets blamed.
This feels like the kind of thing that gets swept under the rug. If it’s really a false report, then why are we not arresting the person immediately? “Started happening more frequently” okay but where’s the numbers. And the Pride Month part… I swear everything now gets tied to that even when it’s CPS and swatting. Poor kids either way.