Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Law and Order

 

You can't write comedy like this...

Scranton Police recently arrested a young man from Wilkes-Barre, who advertised on the internet that he had weed for sale.  I stress the suspect is innocent until proven guilty, but he did give police a statement admitting to the crime.

This next item isn't funny...

Local schools recently went through another round of swatting.  Bomb threats in via the internet.  Schools closed, searched, children sent home, education disrupted, parents inconvenienced, and just a major headache all around.

Why is this still happening?

What does it say about our safety?  My email inbox is filled with phishing every day.  It goes far beyond that.  If we can't catch the swatters, how do we protect our electric grid, bank account records, voting, defense systems, medical records...

It makes me sad, and very, very afraid.