During the investigation, it was uncovered that Alan W. Filion had made over 375 false swatting calls from August 2022 to January 2024, affecting numerous high schools, colleges, and religious institutions. These calls incited aggressive responses from law enforcement, including SWAT deployments, essentially turning his threats into a dangerous game that he viewed as entertaining. His actions not only jeopardized public safety but also placed first responders in precarious situations resulting from fabricated emergencies.
Filion's intent was not only to disrupt but to instill fear within the community, using social media to turn his swatting activities into a reckless form of entrepreneurship. He claimed that with each call, he typically succeeded in 'getting the cops to drag the victim and their families out of the house', indicating an alarming level of detachment from the real consequences of his actions that included potential trauma for innocent people.
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