The act of “swatting” is making a hoax 911 call that reports crimes so horrific that they trigger heavily-armed responses from law enforcement. In June 2018 (per Local 10), David Hogg’s Parkland, Fla. home was “swatted,” prompting the Broward Sheriff’s Office SWAT to arrive in full force. However, the authorities “found no hostage situation and determined the call was a prank.”
According to Hogg’s neighbors, the scene was tense. “Today, we’re walking — we’re going for a walk, and we saw some helicopters here, so we’re like, ‘Oh my God. What’s going on?'” Marcia Marques told Local 10. Hogg responded too: “I think it’s really a distraction from what we’re trying to fix here, which is the massive gun-violence epidemic in this country.” He added, “I want people to know, like, we’re just trying to advocate for change. There’s going to be people against it and always will be, but we’re going to keep going no matter what. Nothing will stop us.”
