When we first reported in January about a new troubling phone prank known as “swatting,” the trend was so new it wasn’t even on Wikipedia yet.
As we wrote back then, swatting was started by a group of “frenemies” who participated in a phone chat room. To prove their superiority, they would play practical jokes on each other.
At first, the pranks were silly, such as calling in fake pizza orders for their enemies. When that got tiresome, a chat line participant figured out a way to get people’s water and electricity shut off. Soon, people were going whole weekends without air or heat. But four years ago, the pranks grew dangerous…
This article appears in May 14-20, 2008.

So, this ws another ripped from the headlines episodes. Who would have thought?
Funny, I wanted to copy your message to digg because it was so interesting and got the message: “This website has been reported as containing adult content only, thus it cannot e submitted.”
HUH