Begun Center's Dan Flannery discusses potential consequences of 'swatting'

Villanova University was targeted by ‘swatting.’ What is it, and how does it affect victims?

PolitiFact: Dan Flannery, professor and director of the Begun Center of Violence Prevention, explained how making false emergency calls or "swatting" can have damaging and lasting effects on one's physical and mental health. "They can be traumatic, anxiety provoking and upsetting and can have lingering effects especially for persons who have experienced similar things in the past (real or false positives)," said Flannery.